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Considering taking medication to treat Lower Respiratory Infections? Below is a list of common medications used to treat or reduce the symptoms of Lower Respiratory Infections. Follow the links to read common uses, side effects, dosage details and read user reviews for the drugs listed below.

Your search for Lower Respiratory Infections returned the following treatments.

Drug Name IndicationWhat's this? TypeWhat's this? User Reviews
metronidazole Oral     473 User Reviews
ciprofloxacin Oral     432 User Reviews
Flagyl Oral     425 User Reviews
Cipro Oral     420 User Reviews
Augmentin Oral     358 User Reviews
amoxicillin Oral     306 User Reviews
cefuroxime axetil Oral     116 User Reviews
amoxicillin-pot clavulanate Oral     81 User Reviews
Ceftin Oral     79 User Reviews
Rocephin Inj     69 User Reviews
cefaclor Oral     9 User Reviews
ceftriaxone Inj     8 User Reviews
ceftriaxone IV     8 User Reviews
ofloxacin Oral     6 User Reviews
cefazolin IV     6 User Reviews
Primaxin IV IV     3 User Reviews
ciprofloxacin IV     3 User Reviews
Fortaz IV     3 User Reviews
aztreonam Inj     2 User Reviews
Azactam in dextrose (iso-osm) IV     2 User Reviews
imipenem-cilastatin IV     1 User Reviews
cefazolin in dextrose (iso-os) IV     1 User Reviews
metronidazole in NaCl (iso-os) IV     1 User Reviews
Azactam Inj     1 User Reviews
cefotaxime IV     1 User Reviews
ceftazidime-dextrose (iso-osm) IV     1 User Reviews
cefazolin in dextrose 5 % IV     1 User Reviews
cefazolin in sterile water IV     1 User Reviews
ceftazidime Inj     Be the first to review it
TAZICEF Inj     Be the first to review it
cefotetan Inj     Be the first to review it
cefotaxime Inj     Be the first to review it
Claforan Inj     Be the first to review it
ciprofloxacin in D5W IV     Be the first to review it
aztreonam in dextrose(iso-osm) IV     Be the first to review it
cefazolin Inj     Be the first to review it
Fortaz Inj     Be the first to review it
Fortaz in dextrose 5 % IV     Be the first to review it
TAZICEF IV     Be the first to review it
Cipro in D5W IV     Be the first to review it
cefotetan IV     Be the first to review it
Claforan IV     Be the first to review it
Metro I.V. IV     Be the first to review it
cefazolin in 0.9% sod chloride IV     Be the first to review it
ceftriaxone in dextrose,iso-os IV     Be the first to review it
cefotetan in dextrose, iso-osm IV     Be the first to review it
ceftazidime in D5W IV     Be the first to review it

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