Comments on: Can Keflex be used to substitute Augmentin? http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/can-keflex-be-used-to-substitute-augmentin/ Find all information on generic alternatives of prescription medicines. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lea http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/can-keflex-be-used-to-substitute-augmentin/comment-page-1/#comment-8193 Lea Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:29:24 +0000 http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/can-keflex-be-used-to-substitute-augmentin/#comment-8193 Yes, they are both antibiotics, but they are active against different bacteria. Keflex is a cephalosporin and Augmentin is a penicillin. They both are generic. Yes, they are both antibiotics, but they are active against different bacteria. Keflex is a cephalosporin and Augmentin is a penicillin. They both are generic.

]]> By: RayeKaye http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/can-keflex-be-used-to-substitute-augmentin/comment-page-1/#comment-8194 RayeKaye Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:29:24 +0000 http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/can-keflex-be-used-to-substitute-augmentin/#comment-8194 Not necessarily. We have so many antibiotics available these days because bacterias are resistant to many of them. If your doctor prescribed Augmentin (amoxicillin with clavulanate potassium) after doing a culture and sensitivity and that particular antibiotic was found to be the most effective at killing the strain of bacteria that you have acquired, then you need to stick with Augmentin. If he just prescribed something out of the blue, call him back and ask for amoxicillin instead - it's very affordable and might work just as well. The generics of antibiotics are as equally effective as the name brands, so don't be forced into buying a branded product if you don't have to. Not necessarily. We have so many antibiotics available these days because bacterias are resistant to many of them.

If your doctor prescribed Augmentin (amoxicillin with clavulanate potassium) after doing a culture and sensitivity and that particular antibiotic was found to be the most effective at killing the strain of bacteria that you have acquired, then you need to stick with Augmentin. If he just prescribed something out of the blue, call him back and ask for amoxicillin instead – it’s very affordable and might work just as well.

The generics of antibiotics are as equally effective as the name brands, so don’t be forced into buying a branded product if you don’t have to.

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