Forum: Antibiotics Antifungals Antivirals

I talked to a mom yesterday who has Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. She's very ill. Her disease went into remission with her pregnancy, but is...

for 2 weeks. She was told she cannot breastfeed. Is this indeed true? Currently she is mixing breastmilk with formula so what she pumped in advance...

Hi....New here and have a major question I have bronchitis and have been taking a z-pak (Azithromycin) 250mg and Benzonatate(tesslon pearls) 100mg...

Conselling a breast feeding mom with serious sinus infection allergic to penicillin. Baby 4 mo; ~14#. What antibiotic is safe?

I keep getting maxillary sinus infections. I am waiting to gave surhery in April. I have been on keflex but now it's not working. What else is a good...

With no symptoms of yeast in mother or baby, or hx of vasospasm, is the first line of treatment for deep breast pain during and after nursing an...

Is it safe to BF when taking Keflex. Would I expect to see any bowel movement change for the baby?

I'm finishing a 7 day course of 500MG Metronidazole plus 500MG Ciprofloxacin tomorrow. I've been pumping with a manual pump and dumping, but have...

Are the Monistat topical applications safe to use for yeast infections during breastfeeding?

I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin 500mg for 5 days one pill every 12 hours for a kidney infection. My son is 5 months old and breastfed when I asked the...

I have been taking Doxy and nearing the end of the 10-day course. I have not nursed my infant during this time to be on the safe side and have been...

Dr. Hale, I am a registered nurse, but this question is for my personal use. I have had a chronic uti since my daughter was 6 weeks old. She is now...

Good morning and happy new year. I'm an Italian Leader of LLL. I need help for a mother who receive piperacillin and tazobactam I.V. I found no...

Hi, I am trying to find information on whether taking Tamiflu and breastfeeding is safe. The information I found is mixed. I have an 8 month old...

Hello! I have been having kidney stone/infection problems since my son was 6 months old. I have just recently cleared an infection I had for 3.5...

Hello Dr Hale Greetings from Australia! Could you please tell me your recommendations for oral antibiotic treatment of mastitis & also the...

Dear Dr. Hale, I have a mom being treated by ID with doxycycline and clarithromycin for a presumed Mycoplasma Marinum infection. She is...

I've been diagnosed with BV and prescribed Clindamycin Phosphate 2% Gel. I can't seem to find any information on the gel and compatibility with...

Hello, I am currently 11 weeks postpartum. I ended up with an infection from my C-section at 8 weeks postpartum and finished a course of Keflex a...