Yes you can take metronidazole if allergic to Azithromycin. The drugs that you should be concerned with are Erythromycin, and Biaxin (Clarithromycin) because they are also macrolide antibiotics.
The current recommendation is still penicillin (or amoxicillin) and azithromycin is penicillin allergic.
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My son is allergic to amoxicillin, but he can take azithromycin (Zithromax) with no problem. The nice thing about azithromycin is you take a double dose the first day, then a regular dose for the next 4, so you're taking medicine for only 5 days instead of the usual 7-10.
Azithromycin must not be taken by a person who is allergic to erythromycin. The two antibiotics are closely related and work in a similar manner. A qualified health professional will be able to recommend a safe alternative.
No, you cannot take it. Amoxicillin is a semi-synthetic PCN(penicillin) and share the same structure thus will cause an allergic reaction.
I would talk with your doctor, but my Grandma could not!No, amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin category. You'll have the same "allergic" effect than if you were taking penicillin V, as an example.
Yes. Clindamycin is not a penicillin-like antibiotic, so it may be used if allergic to penicillin. However, this does not mean you cannot be allergic to this drug also.
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Macrolide group of antibiotics can be taken if patient is allergic to penicillin. They have the same spectrum as that of penicillin. That is gram positive and negative cocci and gram positive bacilli. They are Erythromycin, Roxithromycin, Clarithromycin and Azithromycin.
if allergic to erythromycin can you take amoxicillin
Azithromycin is such a low dose will act as a bacteriostatic drug. So it will stop the division of bacteria. Amoxicillin is bacteriocidal drug and act on rapidly dividing bacteria only. So in this case the amoxicillin will go to waste, means it will have no positive effect as an antibiotic.