so.. i took pharmacology class 1.5 years a go, and i dont remember everything but i always remember a thing about antibiotics. the resistant strain.

when you misused an antibiotic, the bacteria could create a resistant strain to that particular antibiotic, for example, your dentist told you to take amoxicillin 500 mg, 3 times a day (6am, 2pm, 10pm) for 7 days. and you only take the medicine for 3 days because you feel better already. IT’S WRONG! you should take all the medicine for 7 days, because when you start to feel better, it doesn’t mean that the bacterias are dead already, they’re still there, they’re weak, but not yet dead, they will die if you take your medicine according to your doctor’s presciption.

so, when you take the med for only half of the prescription, the bacteria will stay in your body and they will start to create a resistance to amoxicillin, and next time you have infection and you use amoxicillin, the amoxicillin won’t work anymore, cos the bacteria resist amoxicillin already, and you need to take another drug which is stronger, cos the disease is resistant to the drug already.

In most of the developing countries, antibiotics are sold in counter, i mean, the costumers doesn’t need to hava a doctor’s prescription to buy the medicine, so they bought it as many as they want without realizing that their body creates a resistant to the antibiotics and it’s dangerous, cos they will use a more strong drug over and over until there’s no more stronger drug, and they’ll die of infection.

it’s bad right?

i read an article that says “half of the medicines in the world are inappropriately sold or prescribed”,, HALF OF THE WORLD.. it’s bad.

i think,, most of the bacterias nowadays have resistant to penicillin already, and you know.. the pharmacists need to make new antibiotics.

think about vegetarianism

the same article that i read says that “Fully half of the world’s antibiotic consumption is in the agricultural section” and also, it says that, the factory farms around the world uses antibiotics for the animals like chicken, pigs and cattle.  SO.. when we eat the animal, we have the resistant strain of that animal, it’s transferred to our body and our body will have resistant to antibiotics.

so? how to stop this problem??? or to prevent this resistant thingy =)

1. have a good hygiene, wash your hands frequently, or if there’s no water, you could use the hand sanitizer (the alcohol gel thing) to clean your hands
2. have a good oral hygiene,, people think that oral hygiene is not really important, because they don’t know that the dirtiest part of the body is the mouth and they need to clean it frequently, or else.. there will be caries/ periodontal disease and eventually, infection which would require antibiotics that could create a resistant strain in their body if they don’t take the med according to the prescription
3. don’t buy an antibiotic without prescription. P.S – antibiotics is not a pain killer, OK?! i forgot to tell you that antibiotics is only for INFECTION,, what are the signs of infection?

• calor = heat = fever
• rubor = redness in your skin
• dolor = PAIN
• tumor = swelling
• function laesa = loss of function = the part of your body which got the infection doesnt work properly

If you have only one, not all of this signs and symptoms, it means that it’s not an infection

4.  Take the drug according to the prescription, you know what i mean.

5.  Eat some healthy food & don’t skip meals

6.  Have enough rest, so your body will be stronger and they could resist infection

7.  Exercise! same reason with no.7

8.  Don’t be stressed! it weakens your body and the immune system of your body

have a healthy day!! =)