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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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i had a bad sinus cold...and i felt horrible..upon taking this medication the first day..i began to feel better!..am on day 3 and is continuing to improve and feel better! no side effects at all.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Severe sore throat and worsening congestion over seven days, throat culture came back negative, spiked 103 fever on day seven morning, started Zpak; within 24 hours felt much much better. Amazing medication, very thankful!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Went to an Urgent Care for an upper respiratory infection that had me coughing up plenty of phlegm in the mornings and had an audible rattle in my chest. Also had concerns of a rash in one armpit being a reaction to using Mucinex DM which the PA said was not causing a reaction. Was prescribed Azithromycin for the upper respiratory infection and an over the counter yeast infection cream for the r
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Reviewer: Mike Oxiner, 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Was out with strep a while back and I am allergic to amoxicillin, so I usually get screwed when it comes to antibiotics. Wen't to see the doc, he prescribed me this. Had to take one daily for 5 days, by day two I was already feeling 10000 times better than I was the previous week. 10/10 would take if I came down with strep again. I also didn't have a problem with any side effects.
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Reviewer: mandas756, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Went to the doctor for a sore throat and cough with sinus pressure that didn't get better after a week of OTC's. Doctor said I had acute sinusitis. He prescribed a Z-pak for me and I was skeptical. I have IBS and have had gastric bypass surgery, so antibiotics are hit or miss with me. Every single antibiotic I have taken for either UTI, tonsillitis or a tooth infection I have gotten st
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