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Yes, certain antibiotics can be taken for two weeks. It's not a standard practice to exceed a 10 day routine unless the infection is persistant, at which point the antibiotic is changed normally to prevent immunity to the first one.
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∙ 15y agoThis depends on the prescription--both the type of antibiotic and the doctor's recommendations. If that's what the doc said, yes. You should always take the exact amount of remedy for the prescribed time. Too little can let the infection persist or lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. I once had to take a month-long course of antibiotics myself. If you are worried about the antibiotic's effect on your body, learn about pro-biotics (like acidophilus) and cultured foods (like yogurt). You or your health practitioner can decide if they're right for preventing yeast infections or helping keep your digestion and immune system healthy when on long term antibiotics.
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∙ 12y agoit can be taken for a week
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Does Vigamox work better than older antibiotics?
Vigamox does work better than older antibiotics. It is however, considerably more expensive, so only tends to be used when first line antibiotics have not worked well.
What acne treatments don't work?
Acne products with chemicals and antibiotics won't work for acne. Think about it - acne can not be treated in two - three weeks. The antibiotics can only be used no longer than 2 -3 weeks therefore use natural acne products and always read the ingredients list. Read here - http://skinimprovements.com
When antibiotics are not used Why are bacterial infections frequently more persistent than viral infections?
Only if it is a pie from space and it is green and yellow!
Is there more than 1 antibiotic for a disease?
That depends on what the disease is. Oftentimes, there is more than one antibiotic that can be used for a disease. There are what are known as "broad-spectrum antibiotics", which can be used for many different types of infections, and if one of these does not help, another may. But antibiotics are ONLY for the treatment of infection, not viruses nor any other disease agent.
Can antibiotics cause burning in a child's vagina?
no it can not unless the antibiotics and used for a unreasonable cause and are used very frequently. ask your doctor for more imformation.
Why some antibiotics used less frequently than others?
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A recent study of breast cancer revealed that 13 percent of the women in the sample used antibiotics more than 500 days in their lifetime Further 79 percent of these heavy antibiotics users dev?
13% and 79%
Why should antibiotics should not be overused explain in brief.?
The more antibiotics are used, the more likely it is for antibiotic resistant organisms to appear. explain briefly but why Bhavishya
Why should't doctores over prescribe antibiotics?
Because the organisms that the antibiotics kill (to make you better) evolve resistance to the antibiotics when they are exposed to them. This means that the more the exposure (prescribing) the faster resistance develops. Antibiotics should therefore ONLY be used when really needed and taken EXACTLY as they are meant to. Stopping a dose of antibiotics before a full course of treatment is worse than over prescribing.
Why are some antibiotics used less frequently than others?
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A paragraph on antibiotics ''why antibiotics are not overused?
The more antibiotics are used, the more likely it is for antibiotic resistant organisms to appear. The germ causing the infection can become resistant ("immune") to the antibiotic, then it will basically make it useless in the fight against that germ. Antibiotics are medicines that are used to kill or stop the reproduction in bacteria. Antibiotics are mainly used to stop infections or infectious diseases, and since its discovery,If antibiotics is overused it may kill the benefitical bacteria in our body if we take unneccesarly the drugs become less effective .Antibiotics, however,are not effective against cold and flu as these are caused by viruses.
Could you name the three classes of antibiotics?
There are more than three classes of antibiotics which are:AminoglycosidesAnsamycinsCarbacephemCarbapenemsCephalosporinsGlycopeptidesLincosamidesMacrolidesMonobactamsNitrafuransPenicillinsPenicillin combinationsPolypeptidesQuinolonesSulfonamidesTetracyclinesAnti-MycobacterialThere are three new classes of antibiotics being used over the past few years:Cyclic lipopeptidesGlycylcyclinesOxazolidinones
