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Can you take cefpodoxime if you are allergic to penicillin?

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Cefpodoxime is a cephalosporin type antibiotic, not a penicillin itself. Though there is a slight possibility of cross-reactivity, in actual practice the cephalosporin cans still be safely given unless the reaction to the penicillin was severe, as laryngospasm.

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