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Will cephalexin cure pink eye along with erythromycin ointment? The ointment does not seem to be clearing it up so I was wondering if I took cephalexin along with using the ointment if it would help?

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If the ointment isn't helping, you may need to return to your doctor, because not all pink eye is caused by bacteria, there is also a viral form and an allergic form, if you have one of those 2, then antibiotics will not help, according to the NIH. If it is viral, it will eventually clear up on its own, in most cases and if it is allergic, you may need an allergy medication.

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I'm going back to my dr today for eye drops. Ointment isn't working.

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