Question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increased dyspnoea, sputum volume and purulence. He is penicillin allergic. What oral antibiotic is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 200 mg stat then 100 mg OD 5 days

Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg TDS 5 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TDS 5 days

Answer

Cefalexin 500 mg QDS 5 days

Answer

Trimethoprim 200 mg BD 3 days

Practice question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increased dyspnoea, sputum volume and purulence. He is penicillin allergic. What oral antibiotic is most appropriate?