Re:Taking a full course of antibiotics doesn’t help prevent ...
by saint_fiasco on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:27AM
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I see. Benefits for the individual and costs for the collective is a recipe for a tragedy of the commons.
But antibiotics have some individual costs too. They are bad for your gut flora, and I think you can't drink alcohol while you are on antibiotics.
Maybe these individual costs should be raised. Perhaps via a special tax on antibiotics for people who don't have a positive test for a specific bacteria.
But antibiotics have some individual costs too. They are bad for your gut flora, and I think you can't drink alcohol while you are on antibiotics.
Maybe these individual costs should be raised. Perhaps via a special tax on antibiotics for people who don't have a positive test for a specific bacteria.