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Which could result from a person who does not finish the prescribed amount of antibiotics for an infection?
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∙ 8y ago
For you personally, if you don't finish the course of antibiotics, the infection may appear to have cleared but in fact may still remain and come back stronger and worse. Depending on the infection, that could mean another course of antibiotics is needed or more drastic treatment. Of course, you may just be lucky and the infection has already been cleared but it will do you no harm to finish the course and it is more likely that you won't have cleared it up. Some infections even take more than one course of antibiotics.
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∙ 14y ago
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Am I going to die if I don't finish my antibiotics?
Some people don't finish taking their antibiotics, they take them as the doctor prescribed, but stop when the symptoms start to subside. You won't necessarily die from not taking antibiotics, but if you do, the current ailment you have could progress into worse conditions. So either way, you should finish taking your antibiotics.
How do you get rid of strip thoat?
Strep throat is typically treated with antibiotics prescribed by a healthcare professional. It is important to finish the full course of antibiotics even if symptoms improve to ensure the infection is completely cleared. Rest, stay hydrated, and consider using throat lozenges or warm salt water gargles to help alleviate symptoms.
If you are taking antibiotics and skipped a day will the antibiotics work?
I would suggest that your contact the physician who prescribed you the antibiotics. Antibiotics are prescribed for many conditions and they always must be finished unless otherwise directed by your doctor. People generally feel better within days and think they can stop their antibiotics. Infections can return if you do not finish the prescribed course. Bacteria can develop a tolerance to our antibiotics due to many people not finishing the job. Ask a doctor if taking a probiotic during or after a treatment is okay to get help with digestion during a treatment and restore beneficial bacteria needed in the body.
Does an antibiotic keep fighting your infection after you finish taking it?
Not for very long. That is why it is important to take your antibiotic as prescribed, even if you think that the infection has gone away. Continuing to take the antibiotic for the full time prescribed keeps the infection from flaring up again; you think it's completely gone, but not quite.
What if your foetus had slow growth due to infection we terminted in 4th month it grew 5.3 weeks i want to get pregnant again as early without infection .how?
Be sure the infection is cleared. If bacterial finish your course of antibiotics first.
Why must you always finish a course of antibiotics?
Because the most resistant bacteria will be the last to die. If you stop the course before every bacterium is dead the resistant survivors will multiply and be much harder to kill next time.Plus eventually new totally resistant strains would develop somewhere in the world and that might mean the end of the human race.So EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, EVERY TIME must finish the prescribed course.---Dramatic, but true.Every time someone doesn't finish their course, they risk creating increasingly-resistant strains of the same bacteria.At best, you don't clear the infection and have to take a second course of antibiotics.At worse, you find yourself with an infection that you can't clear.For the sake of a couple of days extra effort, just finish the prescribed course.
Should you EVER take someone else's antibiotics as prevention against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE infection?
Absolutely NOT. The reason super bugs like MSRA and the new carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE infection is so terrible is because people OVER-USE antibiotics! Never take anyone else's medicines. Always finish the antibiotic given to you for an infection. Never take antibiotics for a cold, flu or other viral infection. Never take antibiotics as "prevention"-- UNLESS a doctor instructs you to do so.
Is it normal to be given two antibiotics by your dentist?
It is only safe if at least one of the prescribing doctors knows what the other has prescribed also. Some antibiotics must never be taken together, and others can be taken together safely.To be safe, ask at least one of the doctors about it. If that is not possible, at least discuss it with the pharmacist who fills the prescriptions.
If you have taken amoxcillin for more than ten days three times a day and it has been a little more than 3 weeks Does it mean that you no longer have an infection?
When you finish your prescription, you are probably over the infection it was prescribed for.
Can you take unused amoxicillin for another infection?
You really shouldn't have any left-over antibiotics. You should always finish the entire amount given to you, unless your doctor tells you to stop. If you have a new infection it will need a full dose of antibiotics to completely get rid of it. You may start to feel better after a little while but then it can come back because you haven't completely destroyed all of the infection. It is always best to call the doctor to get a full prescription. Also, some infections require a more specialized type of antibiotic.
How long can you take prescribed medication after issued?
Look at the label. It will tell you how much to take and when, and whether you should finish it all (usually for antibiotics). Any you have left a year later should be turned in to your doctors office for disposal.
What would happen if you didn't finish a course of antibiotics?
If you stop taking your antibiotic before you complete the course any surviving bacteria developes an immunity to that antibiotic. You must then take a different, usually stronger antibiotic to kill the infection. Once that happens that particular antibiotic usually will not work for any bacterial infection you may get.
