Mingming’s ears were out of hearing. When I heard the news, my heartache was so painful that I almost couldn’t live any longer. My mind was full of Mingming’s immature and lovely little face, flickering big eyes, simple cheerful smile and waving small hands.
Clearly, the cause of deafness is oral administration of excessive doses of gentamicin, which is one of the antibiotics.
Antibiotics are a kind of drugs with very high frequency of medical use and definite effect on bacterial diseases. Penicillin and erythromycin, which are familiar to all, belong to antibiotics.
Abuse of antibiotics has become a serious medical and social problem nowadays. McDonald’s antibiotic chicken, Lu Kang Pharmaceutical [sewage gate] incident, outbreak of [superbacteria] all over the world, etc. It’s really better than each other! At that time, antibiotic abuse became one of the most concerned topics.
Today, I will give you seven basic knowledge on the use of antibiotics to help you better understand and protect yourself.
1. Don’t use drugs without authorization
- Don’t decide whether to take drugs for yourself: Antibiotics are prescription drugs, Only under the guidance of a doctor can they be used. Doctors are like [military advisers], Can provide you with various strategies to defeat the enemy, Help you regain your body’s [steady state] as soon as possible. Don’t stop taking drugs or reduce the amount by yourself: The less antibiotics are used, the better. It is necessary to know that insufficient use is more likely to produce drug resistance. Therefore, when using antibiotics as a weapon, one must not use too little. This will not effectively repel the enemy, but may also increase the arrogance of the enemy, leading to the possibility of losing the army.
2. Antibiotics are effective for bacteria
Antibiotics are effective for bacteria but not for viruses.
The first thing to use antibiotics is to make it clear whether it is bacterial infection or not, and whether it is what type of bacterial infection. Many people use antibiotics as soon as they catch a cold, but most colds are caused by viruses, so antibiotics are often ineffective.
So what should I do if I catch a cold? Over the years, your treatment of colds may be wrong
3. Targeted medication is effective
Many people have a wrong understanding that if they get sick, they need to [adopt a multi-pronged approach]. For example, taking several antibiotics at the same time, they think that when one drug misses the heart, other drugs will take effect at the same time, and there will always be one drug hitting the desired target.
But in fact, each antibiotic has its specific bacterial species, which is effective only when used correctly.
For example, erythromycin has inhibitory effect on staphylococcus and gentamicin has killing effect on Escherichia coli.
Another example is vancomycin, which can be regarded as the leader of the antibiotic family, but it is ineffective against gram-negative bacteria.
We cannot use grenades against the air force, nor can we use rifles to attack submarines, nor can we use anti-aircraft guns to attack flies.
If antibiotics are not applied to the bacteria they target, they will not only not cure the disease, but also may harm the body and bury potential safety hazards. Because this will make bacteria more powerful, which is what doctors call bacterial drug resistance.
4. Not giving priority to combination medication
When taking drugs, it is generally not recommended to combine several antibiotics at the beginning.
Combined medication will only be considered in the following situations:
- Long-term Treatment of Multiple Bacterial Infections Serious Infections Can’t Be Effectively Controlled by Single Antibiotic Using Synergetic Effect of Antibacterial Drugs
5. Don’t take antibiotics indiscriminately to prevent everything from happening.
Many parents have such situations. For example, it is unscientific to give their children antibiotics without authorization for fear of catching a cold. Training and strengthening children’s resistance are the best preventive measures.
6. The medication should be sufficient and the course of treatment should be sufficient.
Some people are afraid of side effects, and it is not advisable to stop taking drugs as soon as the disease is slightly relieved.
Antibiotics directly act on bacteria, but it is impossible to kill all bacteria immediately. When the drug is stopped, there may still be some bacteria that survive, and this part is precisely relatively tolerant to the drug. If the killing is not complete, not only will the disease be repeated, but these bacteria will also develop drug resistance and become drug-resistant bacteria when the drug is used again.
Therefore, it is really necessary to take antibiotic therapy. It is necessary to take antibiotic therapy in sufficient quantity and according to the course of treatment, so as to maintain sufficient concentration and avoid drug-resistant bacteria waiting for opportunities due to insufficient concentration.
7. Children should be more cautious in taking drugs.
Some antibiotics that are easy to cause injuries and disabilities to children should be used with caution. For example, tetracycline, which can lead to black and yellow teeth, streptomycin and gentamicin, which can easily lead to deafness in children, etc.
How is it? After my explanation, do you understand the basic knowledge of antibiotic use? I hope I can help you to have a self-defense suit when abuse occurs. Believe me, you are definitely worth having the above medication secrets!