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    Just curious, are there any non prescription antibiotics available at pharmacies. I'm off on holiday next week and can feel the tonsilitis I've recently had returning after I had to cut my last course short after finding out I am allergic to penecillin. After having been to the doc 3 times now I really don't want to go again.

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    Apparently making a tea out of the pulp from a pomegranate can have an anti-biotic effect, there are certainly some amazing things that fruit is capable of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colinjb View Post
    Just curious, are there any non prescription antibiotics available at pharmacies. I'm off on holiday next week and can feel the tonsillitis I've recently had returning after I had to cut my last course short after finding out I am allergic to penicillin. After having been to the doc 3 times now I really don't want to go again.
    Where are you going? In most European countries the laws regarding medication are a lot more relaxed. You can buy antibiotics over the counter in France, Spain and Turkey to my knowledge and probably in other countries as well.

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    I had toncilitis abput a month agao - fist time ever. Aeek ago i got gastrenteritis - first time ever. There's something nasty going about and i'm sure it's not what was diagnosed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Sotonic Mills View Post
    Where are you going? In most European countries the laws regarding medication are a lot more relaxed. You can buy antibiotics over the counter in France, Spain and Turkey to my knowledge and probably in other countries as well.
    Malta. Hopefully that is the case there too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Colinjb View Post
    Malta. Hopefully that is the case there too.
    I thinki it is. I'm sure I bought over the counter antibiotics there many years ago.

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    Yes, I imagine you might get something over the counter but be careful as some people who are allergic to penicillin are also allergic to other closely related antibiotics, including cephalosporins, such as cephalexin, cefprozil, and cefuroxime. Ask your pharmacist or doctor about these antibiotics.
    This might be useful :
    http://www.webmd.com/allergies/tc/pe...topic-overview

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