I Was Drinking Amoxicillin N Its Not Doing Anything For My Tooth Infection And Now My Throat Is Hurting Can I Take Ciprofloxacin Instead

I was taken Amoxicillin that my dentist Rx to me but its been 3 days now N I have developed a sore throat witch the Amoxicillin is not doing anything for. So can I stop taking that one n start with Ciprofloxacin 500 mg I have instead?

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Hello, Mindy! How are you doing?

An antibiotic isn't going to help a sore throat, unless it's due to an infection.

And either way, they do take time to work, improvement should be seen after taking it for a full 3 days.

Learn more Amoxicillin details here.

After that if there is still no improvement, you should contact your dentist, because it may not be the right antibiotic to eradicate your infection.

And no, it isn't a good idea to try to treat yourself by taking something else that you have laying around. You may not have enough of it to complete a full course of treatment, which could lead to the development of antibiotic resistance.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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Amoxicillin is a general antibiotic. Ciprofloxacin is mainly for internal infections eg. Lungs, STI., Bladder, Urinal tract, Kidney, etc.

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