[quote=bearishgurl][quote=outtamojo]Left-over antibiotics? Don’t you know that between one of you not finishing out your prescription and the other not getting a whole prescription you are helping to create resistant super-organisms?[/quote]
outtamojo, that’s kind of wacky. I though that only happened to people who overuse antibiotics.
In any case, LOTS of people have repeated refills left on common antibiotic prescriptions which they don’t fill because they are “better” now and don’t want to overuse antibiotics. Those refills could ostensibly be filled for your 20-something brother or friend who is uninsured and needs them.[/quote]
What you describe as overuse is more accurately described as inappropriately prescribed such as when a pediatrition gives in and just gives antibiotics for sinus infections to placate parents.
If your doctor is allowing you to refill an antibiotic prescription after 1 course does not help- run away fast, he/she is a whackjob. Only in special cases ie TB should there be refills on antibiotics. So the “lots of people” you know that are being given antibiotics with multiple refills are basically seeing nutjobs for doctors.
Please, google what the CDC says, before we unkowingly help add to
the list of super-organisms
hospitals are required to routinely test for upon admission and discharge.
