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Re:World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' by BlackFly on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:48AM (#20028589)
You shouldn't be in that situation. Antibiotics are not supposed to be discretionary medicine that you take until you feel better. Your son should have finished the prescription. Stopping antibiotics prematurely is one of the ways that antibiotic resistant bacteria develop.
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Re:World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' by jazoom on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:19AM (#20028968)
Source: I prescribe antibiotics

This situation is legitimate.

Example: I prescribe you 5 days of trimethoprim for a urinary tract infection. It's 1 tablet per day. It comes in a box of 7. You can do the maths.

Edit: and as others have suggested, if patients ask me what to do with extra meds of any kind I suggest they take them to the pharmacy.

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Re:World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' by jedberg on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:38PM (#20032423)
He had an allergic reaction and we had to switch drugs after one dose. But thanks for the unsolicited advice. ;)
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