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Is Roxid For UTI Safe In Pregnancy?

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Posted on Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Question: Is ROXID 150 safe during 32nd week of pregnancy or is there something better for urti?
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Answered by Dr. Shainaz Arif Kaware (1 hour later)
Hello Sareen,


Thanks for posting your query.

Roxithromycin is an antibiotic belonging to the Macrolide group of drugs.

It is listed as a category-B drug and so it is safe in pregnancy.

As for URTI (take it.

But a better and safer class of drugs are cephalosporins and/or penicillins. You can ask your doctor for a specific drug.

Hope I have answered your query. Please accept this answer if you don't have any further query.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.


Regards
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Is Roxid For UTI Safe In Pregnancy?

Hello Sareen,


Thanks for posting your query.

Roxithromycin is an antibiotic belonging to the Macrolide group of drugs.

It is listed as a category-B drug and so it is safe in pregnancy.

As for URTI (take it.

But a better and safer class of drugs are cephalosporins and/or penicillins. You can ask your doctor for a specific drug.

Hope I have answered your query. Please accept this answer if you don't have any further query.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.


Regards