Medical antibiotic question

Can you take metronidazole if you have had an allergic reaction to two different antibiotics in the recent past, including penicillin?

Metronidazole is not in the same drug class as penicillin, and I would need the name of the other antibiotib you were allergic to in order to properly answer your question.

Also I need to know what happened when you took penicillin and the other antibiotic? Did you have an anaphylactic reaction, did you have trouble breathing?? Please tell me so I can answer your question.

Are you referring to Fluconazole? There is really nothing else like Metronidazole--please clarify. If you are talking about Fluconazole it is classified as an anti-fungal medication and is not an antibiotic.

Yes they are totally different medications. Metronidazole is an antibiotic whereas Fluconazole is an anti-fungal medication. Not even close to the same.

Metronidazole has no relation to the penicillin class; but you do not state your other med, or if it was a reaction or merely a side effect. Metronidazole is really in a class by itself, so the likelihood of it being OK for you is good.

Call up the pharmacy and ask a pharmacist, don't take any chances