Medical Jellies: has Amoxicillin fallen out of favor for treatment of bronchial infections?

Asked by Buttonstc (27605) January 29th, 2012 from iPhone

(or for very early stage Pneumonia).

For the better part of 20+ years, every Dr. I’ve ever been to has prescribed this for me when I’ve had sinus/bronchial infections and even once with a case os well entrenched Pneumonia.

This was NOT at my request, but simply because that’s what they chose. Occasionally, an MD whom I was seeing for the first time would ask whether Amox. had been previously prescribed and effective in the past (since I have a history of these types of infections/asthma).

It has worked flawlessly (for me) consistently. I’m aware that may not be true for EVERY other patient, but it definitely been the case for ME.

Hence my great surprise at the significant resistance I got from a Dr. at an Urgent Care facility when I called back requesting a change of Presc. from the one which had been written for one of those super duper type of Antibiotics costing (literally) hundreds of times more.

I was told that this drug was really more appropriate for respiratory infections over Amoxicillin. Huh?

What’s going on here?

That’s the first time I was ever told that Amox. was really not a good choice for respiratory infections by any MD, including a very experienced Pulmonologist, an Allergist who was the head of the Dept at a highly regarded hospital, as well as numerous primary care Docs.

Have things changed that drastically in the last two years or so?

I know that Fluther medical folks come from various areas of the country/world so I’m hoping to get as many diverse opinions as possible.

(I still haven’t heard back from the Dr. in question since she said she had to review my chart. I’m OK with that, but if I wake up and she hasn’t called in a more reasonable choice to my pharmacy, I need to make a decision on how to handle that.)

I welcome your advice and opinions. If there’s further info you need from me, just ask.

Thanks.