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Obtaining Antibiotics without a Prescription (2002)

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Re: Obtaining Antibiotics without a Prescription (2002)

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Post by math »

timini wrote: post #3

This "common knowledge amongst all branches of the american special forces" is going to be a breeding ground for resistant strains.

Yes... Also, you can get anything you like over the counter in Cambodia and presumably other less developed countries ... good luck to anyone trying to regulate that.

Re: Obtaining Antibiotics without a Prescription (2002)

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Post by mrfusion »

This actually might be good for my grandparents. They live pretty far out from the nearest town and during storms in the winter the roads can be blocked for a week or more. It seems like this would be something good to have in their first aid kit.

Are there antibiotics that keep well and are good for general infections? (Purely as a last resort if there's no way for them to get medical attention)

Re: Obtaining Antibiotics without a Prescription (2002)

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Post by ds9 »

"Since these medications are not regulated for use in humans, there are no guarantees as to their quality or potency."

Also no regulation as to how they are used. Super-bugs are being bred by over-use, and a careless or ignorant individual can make his/her own infection hard to kill by using antibiotics in other than the approved way (e.g. not finishing the course).

Re: Obtaining Antibiotics without a Prescription (2002)

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Post by carbocation »

viach wrote: post #7

That's weird. I can easily buy erythromycin in the drugstore. I thought this drugstore was for humans, well, I have never checked...

The FDA only regulates drugs in the United States. Presumably you are located elsewhere, or if you are in the US you are likely referring to the same phenomenon described in this paper.
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