HEALTH: May I Have an Antibiotic, Please?

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers these tips for proper use of antibiotics:

Learn when antibiotics are appropriate—and when they are not. Taking antibiotics for viral infections, such as a cold, cough, or acute bronchitis:

• will not cure the infection;
• will not keep other people from getting sick;
• will not help you feel better;
• may cause unnecessary and harmful side effects.

The CDC also tells us: Do not demand antibiotics when a healthcare provider says they are not needed because they will not help treat your infection.

Source:
www.cdc.gov