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When a person takes antibiotics they are told to finish the entire course even if they feel better why?
Finishing the entire course of antibiotics is essential to ensure that all the harmful bacteria are eliminated from the body. Stopping treatment early, even if symptoms improve, can lead to the survival of some bacteria, which may develop resistance to the antibiotic. This resistance can make future infections harder to treat and contribute to the broader public health issue of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, completing the prescribed course helps prevent the recurrence of the infection and protects overall health.
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Which could result from a person who does not finish the prescribed amount of antibiotics for an infection?
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.
Is it normal to still be running a high temperature after the third doze of Azithromycin for strep throat?
Yes this is relatively normal because antibiotics take a few days to have maximum affect on the body. Also, after you take your last dose the antibiotic will stay in your system for a while. Just be sure to give it time to work and finish the entire course of the medication as prescribed and you will be feeling better in no time.
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.
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.
What happens if you tan in tanning bed while on Cipro?
It makes you photosensitive. You could get a rash, sunburn, etc. avoid tanning until a couple of days after you finish your course of antibiotics.
Does tetracycline have analgesic properties?
TETRACYCLINE is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections; and in many cases, the doctor may prescribe Tetracycline for people with problem acne. Tetracycline does NOT have any analgesic (pain killer) properties. An important thing to remember about antibiotics is to finish the ENTIRE prescription, even if you feel better. Ideally, no one should have leftover antibiotics in their medicine cabinet. If you have "some leftover", flush them. Intermitent taking of antibiotics is VERY damaging to your immune system over time.
When do you not take antibiotics?
You should only stop taking antibiotics only when directed by your doctor. If your doctor gave you one bottle of antibiotics as your prescription, finish the whole bottle using the instructions on the bottle. Never stop taking antibiotics halfway through your prescription.If you do stop without finishing the prescription, the hidden bacteria in your body will make a comeback, and may be as strong as ever. Thus, to ensure that all the harmful bacteria die, you must finish the prescription unless otherwise directed by a doctor.Basically, only when you have finished the prescribed course or the doctor tells you otherwise, or if you have an adverse reaction. If you stop just because you are feeling better, you will likely relapse.
Why antibiotic should not be overused?
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.
Why are antibiotics important?
You don't technically need antibiotics if your immune system was strong enough to fight of an infection itself. Antibiotics help inhibit bacterial growth by interfering with its general proliferation, whether it be through reproduction or cell wall synthesis. Often, antibiotics are there to aid your body in ridding itself of a bacterial infection faster. For the elderly or immunologically impaired, antibiotics weaken the bacteria enough for the body to clean up the mess. One thing antibiotics cannot do is completely get rid of a bacteria infection by itself, the body will still do most of the work.
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.
When I finish my antibiotics I will have fewer than 5 contraceptive pills left. Is that OK?
Use CONDOMS as a back up plan when you are antibiotics!!!!
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