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Is Intake Of Sulfamethoxazole Safe For Sinus Infection?
I had pneumonia in Dec. and became allergic to the antibiotics I was on (Zpak and Amoxicillin). I am also allergic to Levaquin. (Broke out in rash) Now I have a sinus infection and am coughing up mucous or phlegm. Now a doctor put me on sulfamethoxazole. Is it safe for me to take it?
Sulfamethoxazole is a sulfa drug. If you are allergic to that class of drugs, you should not take it. The other drugs you took are not in the same class, so there is no way to predict whether you will have a reaction to this one. You seem to be sensitive to antibiotics, so it's possible you are at increased risk of having an allergic reaction, even though this drug is entirely different from the others. The only way you will know is if you have a reaction when you take it. I am sorry I cannot give you a better answer than that, but everyone is different and there is no easy way to know how a particular individual may respond. All you can do is decide if the risk of taking the drug is worth the possible benefit it may have on the sinus infection. Hope this helps.
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Is Intake Of Sulfamethoxazole Safe For Sinus Infection?
Sulfamethoxazole is a sulfa drug. If you are allergic to that class of drugs, you should not take it. The other drugs you took are not in the same class, so there is no way to predict whether you will have a reaction to this one. You seem to be sensitive to antibiotics, so it s possible you are at increased risk of having an allergic reaction, even though this drug is entirely different from the others. The only way you will know is if you have a reaction when you take it. I am sorry I cannot give you a better answer than that, but everyone is different and there is no easy way to know how a particular individual may respond. All you can do is decide if the risk of taking the drug is worth the possible benefit it may have on the sinus infection. Hope this helps.