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Antibiotic choice

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phuluong2k
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04/06/06 - 11:13 PM

24 year-old man complains of facial pain, purulent nasal discharge and fever for 4 days.
PE: tenderness over the right maxilla.

1)The most cost effective antibiotic treatment is

a. Amoxicillin-clavulanate
b. Pen G
c. Dicloxacillin
d. Cefaclor
e. Bactrim

babli
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04/07/06 - 10:26 AM

E bactrim

nelia
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04/07/06 - 11:38 AM

A as first line/amoxacillin/

phuluong2k
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04/07/06 - 05:27 PM

it is E, question about cost & effectiveness

sriseethala
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06/09/06 - 06:55 PM

hi,
i thought a is the answer, till now we saw that as answer, could you please explain me why e is answer.

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06/11/06 - 01:26 PM

Hey guys,
I checked up with the CUrrent medical diagnosis and treatment. Regarding the cost effectiveness, the cost fo daily dosage of Amox is lesser than the cost of Bactrim. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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06/12/06 - 01:04 PM

phuluong2k wrote:
24 year-old man complains of facial pain, purulent nasal discharge and fever for 4 days.
PE: tenderness over the right maxilla.

1)The most cost effective antibiotic treatment is

a. Amoxicillin-clavulanate
b. Pen G
c. Dicloxacillin
d. Cefaclor
e. Bactrim

The question asks the most cost effective drug not the best effective drug.

Augumentin is sooooooo expensive and causes diarrhea and severe GI problems in women and children and even me !

The answer is related to how the question is asked

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06/12/06 - 01:07 PM

Amoxil is cheap but not amoxil-clavulate acid (It is called Augumentin and is very expensive.

Please DO not confuse Amoxil and Augmentin in America.

One is 20 bucks and the other is 70 bucks to 140 bucks for 2 weeks of sinus infection !

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sweetpea
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11/07/06 - 03:34 AM

cefaclor and amoxil seems to be the most effective

PGI2alpha
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04/20/07 - 08:19 AM

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i agree wid the choice E fr the above question...if the question asks fr the most effective...wht do we say?amoxiclav or cefaclor???

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