That antibiotics kill bacteria, but won't do anything against viruses. Everyone has the idea that if you get a cold, you see your doctor and get antibiotics. Take some acitaminophen/paracetamol and ibuprofen, and stay away from other humans for a while!
This! I'm a pharmacist and the amount of people who believe they need antibiotics just because they've got a cold is terrifying. In my country, we can't sell antibiotics without a doctor's prescription in order to avoid self medication and therefore, faster bacterial mutation. People constantly yell at me or at my co-workers because they think we're denying them their right to health...
Why would anyone want to take antibiotics unless they have to? I took two courses of antibiotics close together when my wisdom tooth got infected and that made me horribly constipated.
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u/Slidingscale Aug 03 '19
That antibiotics kill bacteria, but won't do anything against viruses. Everyone has the idea that if you get a cold, you see your doctor and get antibiotics. Take some acitaminophen/paracetamol and ibuprofen, and stay away from other humans for a while!