What is the Alternative over the counter medication for penicillin?

Answer 1

Yes, there are many different types of Antibiotics. Beta-Lactams (which Penicillin is part of) only make up a small percentage of Antibiotics. There are 6 main groups of antibiotics: Beta-Lactams, Quinolones, Sulfonamides, Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclins, and Macrolides. Even within the group Beta-Lactam, there are not that many Penicillin derivatives anymore, due to high resistance in disease.

which antibotic can be taken for a bladder infection instead of penicillin?

Answer 2

If you are allegric to penicillin (and other cillins) alternatives would depend entirely on what kind of infection you are being treated for. Penicillin is a broad base antibiotic to treat a variety of infections from middle ear infections to urinary infections.

Answer 3

There is a homeopathic version of penicillin called pleo-not or notakehl which seems to offer the same antibiotic action without the side effects such as killing healthy bacteria in the gut or creating antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria

Answer 4

I am allergic. I was given an alternate medicine it was called zithromax or also known as the Z-pack

Answer 5

At this time, I am aware of no OTC antibiotics in America.

Note that this varies by country -- for instance, Ampicillin is available OTC in Mexico (or was last year).

Answer 6

Penicillin is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. A substitute is amoxycillin or azithromycin (for strep)

Answer 7

Erythromycin is used as penicillin substitute

Answer 8

For humans, penicillin is only available by doctor's prescription.