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Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de... by jjuel on Friday November 05, 2021 @10:18AM (#29119613)
So if you get strep throat you are going to turn down the Z-pack?
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Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de... by nradov on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:34AM (#29120768)
The first line treatment for strep throat is penicillin or amoxicillin. Z-pack (Azithromycin) would typically only be used in case of a penicillin allergy, or maybe resistant bacteria.

https://www.goodrx.com/blog/z-packs-still-good-for-infection...

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