Can I Take Ampicilina 500mg For Tooth Infection

I have a tooth infection and 2 bottles of ampicilina 500mg (I am not allergic to penicillin). Will this help my tooth infection? Can a person become immune to this drug? I have taken it before and it did not seem to help much. ## Did it get rid of your infection before? Ampicillin is an antibiotic and helping to eradicate bacterial infections is all it does, it will not help with pain, or any other symptoms. Learn more Ampicillin details here. And it's not actually that you get immune to it, per se, but that the bacteria can grow resistant to it, if you don't finish a full course of treatment, or if you use it too often. Have you consulted a dentist? If you have an infected tooth, then the underlying problem that resulted in the infection, such as a cavity must be fixed, or you ...

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I am taking the above med for a tooth abscess. I've read all the before answers and have not seen a straight answer. Is it effective or not? And what dosage is recommended? ## Hello, Dan! How are you? Ampicillin is an antibiotic that has been proven effective at preventing or eradicating various bacterial infections. However, it depends on the type and severity of the infection, because some may be resistant to it. The usual dosage for most infections is 250 to 500mgs every 6 hours for 7 to 10 days. The FDA lists the typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. However, you shouldn't take it, unless your doctor or dentist has confirmed the presence of an infection, because taking it improperly creates the risk of yo...

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Is this medication good for a situation where you might have a venereal disease (STI)? ## Hello, Cw! How are you? It depends on which STI the person is infected with, this antibiotic may not be appropriate to treat all, thus it should only used if prescribed by one's doctor. The FDA lists the typical side effects of this medication as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Is this medication good for toothache/infection? I'm in a lot of pain. Can anyone help? ## Hey, you get an answer as to if Ampitrex is useful for a venereal disease such as gonorrhea or chlamydia? ## Ampitrex (Ampicillin) is a penicillin antibiotic which can treat certain bacterial infections. According to RxList, it is ...

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if i get a tooth infection how many pentrexyl ampicilina (500mg) pills a day should i take ## Hello, John! How are you? If you are having a dental issue, you need to see your dentist. Before you take an antibiotic, the presence of an infection needs to be confirmed, plus whatever the underlying cause of the infection is will need to be remedied. Is there anything else I can help with?

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