Live Life Team
Antibiotics are medicines which will help human body fight the bacteria. It either kills the bacteria directly or it weakens it to that level that the immunity system of human body can kill them, Even though the majority of antibiotics are used against bacterial infections, viral infections can also be treated with antibiotics.
Antibiotics should not be administered for cough and cold. This is because antibiotics may not work against viruses that give rise to cough and cold.
How can one avoid the resistance to antibiotics
The development of resistance by the bacteria can be slowed down by the careful usage of antibiotics. One can never stop the resistance development completely, but it can only be slowed down. Another way to avoid resistance is to take more powerful antibiotics, which can act over the current resistance.
What can one do about the resistance to antibiotics
Use antibiotics only as and when it is required.
Use only the prescribed amount of antibiotics only for the prescribed time span.
When antibiotics are prescribed, complete the entire course to eliminate the bacteria.
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When should antibiotics be prescribed
Antibiotics should be prescribed in case of infections to the kidney or pneumonia. It can also be administered for critical life saving infections such as meningitis.
MACROLIDE
Macrolide antibiotics are those which are prescribed for those infections which are related to nose, ear and throat. These include Otitis media, Sinusitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis etc.
These can also be use to treat infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis and whooping cough as well as for infections that come on the skin including eczema. Macrolide antibiotics also help to a great extent in the treatment of dental infections, sexually transmitted infections and certain types of bacterial infection. These can be used as substitutes for penicillin antibiotics.
Considerations while using Macrolide s
Avoid Macrolide antibiotics if you have allergies.
Avoid it if there is inherited blood disorder or heart rhythm disorder.
Avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding, unless and until absolutely necessary.
Side Effects of taking Macrolide antibiotics
Some of the popularly found side effects of using Macrolide antibiotics are :
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- pain in the stomach as well as intestines.
- vomiting
- Dizziness
- Dyspepsia
- Rashes
- Stomach irritation
Very rare side effects include jaundice and tinnitus.
Care should be taken not take over the prescribed dose or to skip any doses.
PENICILLIN
Penicillin is antibiotic drugs used to treat infections like tonsillitis, glandular fever, rheumatic fever, spleenectomy or sickle cell anemia.
When to avoid penicillin
Penicillin should be avoided in people who have
Kidney failure
and
Liver problems .
Those are pregnant or breastfeeding must be administered penicillin, under the supervision of a physician only.
Side effects of using penicillin
Some of the commonly found side effects are:
- Skin rashes
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Side effects such as allergic reactions, dizziness, fits, blood disorders, Iiterstitial nephritis, candida infections, hepatitis, anitibiotic-associated colitis etc. are also found due to the usage of penicillin.
