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Yes. Antibiotics should be taken only when prescribed by a physician to fight off infections your body cannot fight on its own. Three reasons for this: a) You may have a dangerous pre-existing allergy to certain antibiotics. b) It can weaken your immune system. If antibiotics fight off infection all the time, then your body won't produce its own natural antibodies. c) Constant use of antibiotics can create an allergy to the antibiotic, making it useless to you should you need it later. This is common with penicillin.

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