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Yes, depending on what is causing the infection, but you shouldn't take penicillin unless it is absolutly nessercery. The reason being is that when you use strong antibiotics the germs are not longer penicilin naive and become tollerant to antibiotics so the next time you will need a higher dose and the symptoms will get worse and worse every time you get a chest infection.

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11y ago

No, penicillin can NOT cure the common cld because penicillian is a antibiotic where as a antibiotic can only kill bacterial infection and the common cold is a virus therefor Penicillin can not cure the common cold, nor can any other antibiotics. :)

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11y ago

No. Penicillin and other antibiotics are only made for treating (or sometimes preventing) bacterial infections and have no effect on viral infections, such as colds and flu. You waste your money to take these for a cold unless the doctor is prescribing them for a secondary bacterial infection that you have along with the cold. They may seem to be making you feel better, but often that is just that by the time you give up and go to the doctor and ask for antibiotics, it is usually around 7 to 10 days from the start of symptoms, and that is around the same time your body usually can get rid of the viral infection through the immune system actions. The timing only makes it seem like the antibiotics did something to help. They don't.

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11y ago

No. Penicillin is used to treat bacterial infections. Cold sores are caused by a virus. You can use things like cold sore creams or antiviral medication to treat a cold sore.

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14y ago

No, Penicillin fights bacteria. It would only help an infection, not a virus.

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10y ago

Penicillin is uniformly useful for bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung abscess and pneumonia. It is useful for anaerobic infections of the chest also.

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11y ago

No, antibiotics have no affect on viruses. Antibiotics are for treating bacterial infections.

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13y ago

Penicillin won't help clear up a cold sore.

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13y ago

Penicillin won't clear up a cold sore.

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