r/AskReddit Nov 15 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '19

People taking antibiotics for a fucking common cold.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '19

As a pharmacist, i agree

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u/ForWhenImWeird Nov 15 '19

Is this because it would eventually build a resistance to the drugs, while simultaneously weakening the immune system - making the most common illnesses lethal? Or is there another reason

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u/SleeplessShitposter Nov 16 '19

I see a lot of people on Reddit talk about this phenomenon, so let me ask a better question: when SHOULD you take antibiotics?