Antibiotics For Strep Throat (Z-Pak)
One of the most effective antibiotics used for oral therapy of strep throat (pharyngitis) is Zithromax. The duration of Zithromax use for the treatment of strep throat is 5 days. Zithromax is sold at the U.S. pharmacies in packs of different sizes. Patients with strep throat do not necessarily buy large plastic bottles with 30 […]
Antibiotics for UTI
Some of the most common infectious diseases are urinary tract infections (UTI). More than 7 million UTI cases are annually diagnosed in the USA. Herewith, more than 2 million Americans with UTI are diagnosed with cystitis. In late treatment of UTI, it is developed acute, chronic forms of the disease that may require hospitalization. In […]
Side Effects Of Antibiotics
Side effects of antibiotics Antibiotics are natural or semi-synthetic substances that inhibit the growth of micro-organisms and their multiplication. Depending on its group, antibiotic may have bacteriostatic or bactericidal effect. Thus antibiotics with bacteriostatic effect act by inhibiting the function of bacteria to multiply, yet not killing them. But bactericidal antibiotics kill the bacteria. In […]
Natural Antibiotics
We used to think that antibiotics are semi-synthetic substances, prescribed to cure infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria and fungi. But antibiotic drugs are not just tablets and injections, there are also natural antibiotics that are found in plants. In some cases natural antibiotics are more effective than semi-synthetic antibiotic drugs, produced by pharmaceutical […]
Over The Counter Antibiotics
Appearance of antibiotics has opened a new era in medicine. Use of antibiotics in clinical practice has allowed to save millions of human lives. Since the discovery, antibiotics is a major means in the treatment of bacterial infections. However, antibiotics are often prescribed and taken as a preventive measure without sufficient grounds. Therefore, as the […]
Antibiotics And Alcohol
Average inhabitant of any country in the world has ever bought and used antibiotic drugs to cure various diseases. These drugs are needed for treatment of some fungal and most of bacterial infections. There are many myths about alcohol and antibiotics interactions. Terrible stories were told about combined use of antibiotics and alcohol after the […]
Antibiotics for sinus infection
Sinusitis is the most common complication of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI). This disease occurs with the same frequency in male and female patients. Approximately 10% of adult population and 5% of children suffer from some form of sinusitis. During the initial period of the disease, the virus multiplies in the throat, nose and nasopharynx; […]
Antibiotics For Acne
Antibiotics for acne Different medicines can be prescribed to cure acne, including such medicines that have antibacterial and bactericidal effect. Severe acne treatment involves peroral administration of antibiotics or therapy with injectable antibiotics. However for symptomatic treatment of severe acne, doctors also prescribe topical antibiotics (gels, creams and ointments). At the initial stage of antibiotic […]
Antibiotics for strep throat
Antibiotics for strep throat Many kinds of pathogenic organisms penetrate into the human body through the respiratory tract. When the throat mucosa and the lymphoid tissue are infected, person is difficult to swallow or speak, feeling scratchy throat and cough. The most common infection of the upper airways is pharyngitis or tonsillitis. In order to […]
Features Of Use Antibiotics
There are features of use antibiotics. Antibiotics are far from harmless, as do most other drugs. Should take antibiotics only when they are prescribed by a doctor (in the annotation to almost all antibiotics, you will find a warning: “dispensed by prescription”). Why? Firs, nobody can independently establish the exact diagnosis of his illness, especially […]
The First Antibiotics
English microbiologist Alexander Fleming in 1929 discovered the first antibiotic – penicillin. This was one of the most significant discoveries of the XX century. The new era has begun in biology and medicine – the era of antibiotics. They were treated as a panacea, as they coped with the treatment of diseases previously considered hopeless. […]
What Is Bacteria?
Bacteria differ from viruses very much. First of all, they are bigger, second of all, they represent quite self-sufficient live organisms capable of self-reproducing if corresponding feeding is available. Penetrating to a human body, certain bacteria find food and suitable conditions for reproduction, and diseases are appeared this way. Before the XX century, the doctors’ […]