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Can Have Benadryl For Itching While Taking Amoxicillin For Sinus And Tobramycin For Pink Eye?

My son has been taking amoxicillin - pot clavula for a sinus infection and also tobramycin drops for pink eye for about a week now and his eye is looking worse. It is swollen like he was punched and its red inside and itchy like he having allergies. His eczema has also been acting up, Can I give him benadryl to relieve the itch, and do you think that he is having a reaction to one of the medications he is on?
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As your son is taking combination of amox and clav for sinus infection, it is an excellent antibiotic which acts on the both the staph and strepto infection it helps to control the sinus infection and relieve the symptoms.

The tobramycin drops which your using for the infection of the eye following trauma to the eye, it will act against the infective agent and control the eye infection.

While on these antibiotics if your having the symptoms of itching and generalized hives, you can use benadryl to reduce the itching and by reducing the itching it will fasten the process of healing.
Thank you.
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Can Have Benadryl For Itching While Taking Amoxicillin For Sinus And Tobramycin For Pink Eye?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As your son is taking combination of amox and clav for sinus infection, it is an excellent antibiotic which acts on the both the staph and strepto infection it helps to control the sinus infection and relieve the symptoms. The tobramycin drops which your using for the infection of the eye following trauma to the eye, it will act against the infective agent and control the eye infection. While on these antibiotics if your having the symptoms of itching and generalized hives, you can use benadryl to reduce the itching and by reducing the itching it will fasten the process of healing. Thank you.