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In fact, my Dr. (surgeon) said I shouldn't have been on them for so long, and asked who prescribed them. When I reminded him that he did, he was embarrassed.
I suspect - but don't know for sure - that his MA was just rubber-stamping the pharmacy requests for refills.
Also, I'm intolerant of Cipro (it gives me hip pain), so that limits what I can take.
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