Myths about Antibiotics

The longer medicine exists, the more myths, speculations and rumors around doctors and drugs are created. Even in our time, when scientific information is available to almost everyone, this «folk art» doesn’t disappear. Alas, for many people it is easier to believe rumors, than to find out what things really are. Perhaps one of the…

Antibiotics during Pregnancy: General Issues

Pregnant women, unfortunately, are not secured from diseases. Usually doctors try not to prescribe antibiotics during pregnancy, but there are situations when they are necessary. When antibiotics can not be avoided? Which antibiotics can be used during pregnancy and in what dosage? When is it better to get pregnant after antibiotics, if during pregnancy planning…

Antibiotics: Friend or Foe?

Some people consider antibiotics compulsory in the home medicine chest and start taking them at the first sign of a cold without a doctor’s consultation. Other people categorically reject this group of drugs even in case of a serious infection. How to find a middle ground? What are antibiotics? Antibiotics are drugs used to treat…