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A 72-year-old man with moderate COPD presents with increased dyspnoea, sputum volume and purulence for 3 days without signs of pneumonia. He is managed in the community. According to the COPD-X Plan and Therapeutic Guidelines summary, which oral antibiotic is an appropriate first-line choice when antibiotics are indicated for an infective exacerbation in primary care, assuming no allergy?

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