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Is It Safe To Replace Antibiotic Clindamycin With Cipro

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Dr.  Praveen G MD

im going to South XXXXXXX and my doctor told me to get cipro ,to protect me from any stomache bacterial infections, i have a new script of clindamycin ,150mg can i use that instead? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.  Matthew J. Mangat MD

For a bad cold I took 1000mg of cipro and 250mg of clindamycin for 5 days. I had them sitting around since my wife didnt take them. Now a couple days later my ureathral meatus has a burning feeling. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matthew J. Mangat ( Urologist)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

I had a tooth abscess on a cruise. I took both Cipro and Clindamycin on the cruise to control the ... Clindamycin. On the third day of the cruise, already taking the antibiotics mentioned, the left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I was prescribed CLINDAMYCIN and METRONIDAZOL on 8/24/17 for diverticulitis and last night noticed ... refused to take CIPRO but it appears these drugs are in the same category. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

blister . Started CLINDAMYCIN 300mg 3 times daily at advice of doctor. Took for 4 days. Sep 13 Swelling ... pain in arm felt mostly at night. Family doctor prescribed CIPRO for 10 days. Suspected that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

take the cipro as I have heart palpitations and tachycardia. Is it ok to take just the clindamycin ...Hello. I was prescribed cipr, 500 mg twice a day and clindamycin 300 mg twice a day for tooth ache ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sanjeev Goyal MD

I just ran out of an antibiotic called clindamycin (300mg). I was supposed to take it 4 times per ... have 500 mg of cipro from a September stomach issue. Can I take a cipro 500 mg in the mean... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjeev Goyal ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Satnarain Bansal MD

to avoid levofloxcin and Cipro because of other health problems. Do you think clindamycin will ...Is clindamycin oral antibiotics 300 mg twice per day for seven days a good treatment for Proteus ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

I am chronically constipated forever. Nothing new there. However, I was on clindamycin for 3 weeks ... dehydration, only to improve with cipro and flagyl. Stool Cxs are negative though and normal WBC..... ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Sagar  MD

still has the pain above diaphragm area and low temp (99.5) now. Can he take Cipro, Z-Pak, Levofloxin or Clindamycin in case he has an infection in his stomach? Thanks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar ( General & Family Physician)