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Reviewer: mitno, 25-34 Female (Patient)
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it was given i took it as erscibed and well ,yeah, thats the way it usually works.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Dermatologist prescribed this for acne. Took it for 5 months. It was completely useless in terms of clearing up my skin. Acne is not one of the listed uses for this medicine so maybe that is why it didn't work for me. Didn't have any side effects at all.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am alergic to penicillin so my doctor prescriped Keflex. I took one (1) pill and threw up all day. Guess I won't be taking this again. Good idea to remind doctor if you are alergic to any other antibiotics.
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Reviewer: cobismom, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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f not taken with food I found it to cause stomach upset
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Reviewer: 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I got this prescribed from the free clinic. I thought I had herpes. I think I have psorasis *sp. It made the red spots on my hand go away that are only relieved by hot water. Also cleared up the spots on my penis. Within 4 days they were almost completely gone. As soon as I stopped taking it,within a month the lesions reoccured. Hopefully,I get another prescription. I did have sickness while takin
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