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Can I use flucloxacillin for a chest infection I have?

I just can't seem to get rid of a chest infection its very phelmy

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You can but how do you know that you have an infection and not something else? Antibiotics only work for bacteria and you may have a virus. You may have a fungus, you may have an allergy.

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Common side effects

These common side effects of flucloxacillin happen in more than 1 in 100 people. Keep taking the medicine, but tell your doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother you or don't go away:
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