Medical doctor explains factors you should consider when taking antibiotics

LOS ANGELES - April 5, 2019 - PRLog -- Antibiotics are a commonly prescribed medicine that people ingest by mouth to treat illnesses such as chest colds, common cold, flu (influenza), sore throat, ear infection, sinus infection, etc. They are used to treat some common types of bacterial infections by inhibiting the growth of bacteria and destroying them completely when they may have seeped into your body and tried to cause or have caused an infection. Dr. William Matzner has published an overview article on this issue. The complete article will be published on the Blog of Dr. Matzner at https://drwilliammatzner.blogspot.com

Before the bacteria spread and make the condition more severe, antibiotics help prevent the bacteria from building a cell wall and if, in case, a bacterium has already built their cell wall or membrane, antibiotics dissolve it right away. This prevents the bacterium from thriving into a human body. Most people heavily rely on antibiotics, thinking that they may be the cure to every common, treatable illness. Antibiotics may be fairly effective, but they do not cure everything. In this article, we have assembled some crucial factors you should consider when taking antibiotics so that you make the proper use of the prescribed drug.

It is common among many people to simply avoid going to a doctor when an antibiotic lying in their drawer can do the trick. Since they think that antibiotics can treat several illnesses, they falsely believe that whatever common illness they are suffering from will easily be treated by an antibiotic. However, it should be noted that antibiotics only treat bacteria-related infections.

If you are suffering from a viral fever then it is not advisable to turn to antibiotics; because antibiotics cannot treat illnesses caused by a virus. Hence, it is important that you reach out to your doctor and follow their prescribed medicine instead of taking matters into your own hands.

Taking a higher dosage if antibiotics than what is prescribed or when it is not needed can do more harm than good. Overusing antibiotics can result in bacteria adapts, in which bacteria eventually become resistant to the antibiotics and make it super hard to treat them.

In a few but rare cases, bacteria adapt and can cause drug-resistant bacterial infections. Therefore, it is strictly advised to never overdose your prescribed antibiotics and take them as long as the doctor has recommended.

If you are new to antibiotics or even if you are not, it is always safe to take antibiotics as listed on the packet/leaflet or instructed by your doctor or a pharmacist. These are some of the major factors you should consider when taking antibiotics. If you have doubts or questions, it is best to speak to your doctor or a pharmacist.

*** Dr. William Matzner works in the area of healthcare economics consulting at Healthcare Analytics, LLC, in California. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University. He received his M.D. with Honors from Baylor College of Medicine. In 1988, he was the Solomon Scholar for Resident Research at Cedar Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Matzner subsequently was awarded a PhD in Neuro Economics from Claremont Graduate University. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine. He has researched and published extensively on the issue of reproduction and immunology in medical literature. He has been in private practice since 1989, specializing in Reproductive Immunology and Internal medicine.

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