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When will we have OTC antibiotics?

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Im not talking high dosage levaquin but the mild stuff like amoxicillan or keflex.

 

Im suprised we dont have a couple over the counter brands.

 

Would save alot of time for simple things.

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I think that OTC medicine should be expanded, but antibiotics is not one of them.

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I think that OTC medicine should be expanded, but antibiotics is not one of them.

 

Agreed. People need to use less antibiotics not more. That's how we all die.

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I think that OTC medicine should be expanded, but antibiotics is not one of them.

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Which ones?

I think a low dose Viagra and Cialis would be quite popular and I'm guessing pretty safe. If their makers were so inclined.

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Do you want humanity to die? Because that what overprescribing antibiotics does. PA I work with prescribes them to everyone for the tiniest sniffle. And if he doesnt they get upset and complain to the owner (the doctor) and then tells him to just prescribe them anyway

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I think a low dose Viagra and Cialis would be quite popular and I'm guessing pretty safe. If their makers were so inclined.

You wouldn't need those if your wife was still 18. HTH

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I read they have come up with a new strain of antibiotics and everything is going to be fine. Thanks Big Pharma! It's like when they came up with the great pain relievers (heroin in a pill) and then also came up with a laxative for the opiod induced constipation( too late for Elvis) and Narcan for when you OD.

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You wouldn't need those if your wife was still 18. HTH

If she were 18 is want full strength! :banana:

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I read they have come up with a new strain of antibiotics and everything is going to be fine. Thanks Big Pharma! It's like when they came up with the great pain relievers (heroin in a pill) and then also came up with a laxative for the opiod induced constipation( too late for Elvis) and Narcan for when you OD.

Ive actuslly had to use quite a bit of narcan since Ive been working here. Heroin and opioid abuse is a big problem over here so people get brought in all the time having overdosed

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People can't used prescription antibiotics responsibly. OTC antibiotics would be a disaster.

Exactly. the answer is never. People are too fuckin stupid.

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Ive actuslly had to use quite a bit of narcan since Ive been working here. Heroin and opioid abuse is a big problem over here so people get brought in all the time having overdosed

That's some goood work there. Me? If they were dressed shabbily I'd let them nod out and hopefully kick it in a chair in the ER. If they were a normal looking college kid or someone like that I'd give them the Narcan.

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How are they abused and what makes antibiotics taboo for OTC sale?

I don't think it's abuse so much as it is overuse and not finishing the recommended amount. Both lead to antibiotic resistance. No Bueno.

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Seriously?

Huh? Am I supposed to be some expert on antibiotics or something? Im asking a genuine question to learn why because Im interested in the answer.

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Huh? Am I supposed to be some expert on antibiotics or something? Im asking a genuine question to learn why because Im interested in the answer.

I thought everyone knew this. There was a massive public health campaign a few years back

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I thought everyone knew this. There was a massive public health campaign a few years back

Thought everyone knew what?

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Thought everyone knew what?

That you dont fock a homeless chick, no matter how hot. Or youll need antibiotics

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That you dont fock a homeless chick, no matter how hot. Or youll need antibiotics

Are you ok? You responded to my question with a question and then a vague response to my response.

 

Can I get someone who understands how to have a normal back and forth conversation over an Internet forum?

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Are you ok? You responded to my question with a question and then a vague response to my response.

 

Can I get someone who understands how to have a normal back and forth conversation over an Internet forum?

Have you never had a conversation with worms on here before? That's all he does. :doh:

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Tan:

 

You dont prescribe antibiotics unless you have a bacterial infection. Such as a UTI or strep. Prescribing it for anything else overuses them and reduces their effectiveness. This leads to antibiotic resistant strains. Think of the flu. Every year theres a new flu vaccine. The reason? The flu virus mutates and adapts to the previous vaccines. Its just a simple change in its gene sequence that can effectively make the vaccine not effective. Antibiotic resistant bacteria can/will become resistant

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Are you ok? You responded to my question with a question and then a vague response to my response.

 

Can I get someone who understands how to have a normal back and forth conversation over an Internet forum?

Like Kanil said, people not finishing a prescribed course of antibiotics is a huge problem, as it can lead to more antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. One of the reasons large scale use of antibiotics in agriculture is controversial.

 

Allowing easier access to antibiotics for people will lead to more misuse, and a proliferation of those resistant strains.

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Are you ok? You responded to my question with a question and then a vague response to my response.

 

Can I get someone who understands how to have a normal back and forth conversation over an Internet forum?

 

Black Plague Pt. 2

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Tan:

You dont prescribe antibiotics unless you have a bacterial infection. Such as a UTI or strep. Prescribing it for anything else overuses them and reduces their effectiveness. This leads to antibiotic resistant strains.

I see, that makes sense.

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I see, that makes sense.

There actually was a big push on overprescribing antibiotics a while back so its weird you didnt hear about it. But for my bachelors I took pathology, bacteriology, and virology where I learned about a lot of that. Was pretty interesting

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There actually was a big push on overprescribing antibiotics a while back so its weird you didnt hear about it. But for my bachelors I took pathology, bacteriology, and virology where I learned about a lot of that. Was pretty interesting

Nice work Digby. Fockin Pen would have turned it into a lecture.

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Nice work Digby. Fockin Pen would have turned it into a lecture.

Sorry thats not my style. One of the best ways to interact with a patient is give them the info in ways they can understand. No need to draw out the info into a big lecture. No one wants that. Most times patients want to get in and get out. Not wait around for a while and then have the provider go into a lecture about the different things they came in for

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Nice work Digby. Fockin Pen would have turned it into a lecture.

There's a lot more than he mentioned, and his flu example is a little off base, but he got the basic point across. Good enough for you guys.

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There's a lot more than he mentioned, and his flu example is a little off base, but he got the basic point across. Good enough for you guys.

The basic point is what I was going for. Not many of them would understand antigenic drift or antigenic shift so I tried keeping it simple

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There's a lot more than he mentioned, and his flu example is a little off base, but he got the basic point across. Good enough for you guys.

What is wrong with the flu analogy? :dunno:

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The basic point is what I was going for. Not many of them would understand antigenic drift or antigenic shift so I tried keeping it simple

Flu mutates a lot regardless, and our native immunity has more influence than the vaccine in selective pressure for the seasonal strains.

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