Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoCommentary: We face a world potentially running out of antibioticswww.channelnewsasia.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkCommentary: We face a world potentially running out of antibioticswww.channelnewsasia.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWe absolutely do not have over-the-counter antibiotics, they need a prescription every time
minus-squareshapesandstuff@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoBesides the topicals OTC that i outlined in here, US friends of mine “keep” their remaining prescription ABs for when they are sick again. Like he got prescribed some for a COLD and then kept them to pop when he gets the next COLD :'D Its nuts. Some OTC, others simply overprescribed. Here you get a prescription if you have a severe infection, OR a substantial injury with high risk.
We absolutely do not have over-the-counter antibiotics, they need a prescription every time
Besides the topicals OTC that i outlined in here, US friends of mine “keep” their remaining prescription ABs for when they are sick again.
Like he got prescribed some for a COLD and then kept them to pop when he gets the next COLD :'D
Its nuts. Some OTC, others simply overprescribed.
Here you get a prescription if you have a severe infection, OR a substantial injury with high risk.