what antibiotics are safe to treat gum and teeth infections, after i have experienced fluoroquinolone damage? I was damaged by an fq drug, have since recovered (more or less), and since then i have taken keflex without incident , but i know there are some drugs that can cause similar effects, and might further damage me.
Hi. Thanks for the query. If you are allergic to Fluroquinolones and have safely taken Reflex that contains active ingredient Cephalexin that is indicative that you are well adapted to Cephalosporins group of antibiotics. So if you have a tooth or gum infection you can very much continue to take Cephalexin as it is also appropriate for the dental infections after consulting an Emergency room as it is a prescription Chat Doctor. . Also in cases of teeth and gum infections taking antibiotics along with not sufficient at times and proper treatment of the particular tooth or the infected gums should be done by a dentist. So I would suggest you to proceed accordingly under supervision of dentist only. Hope this helps. Regards.