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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by LinuxBender on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:33PM (#20346510)
How did an intern prescribe something to you? That should not be possible. Also, codeine isn't a treatment for strep. They should have given you antibiotics after diagnosing a throat swab.
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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by rdtsc on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @02:15PM (#20346960)
I was in pain and I guess after checking that my throat wasn't going to close completely he gave me something for the "pain".

> How did an intern prescribe something to you?

He seemed young enough to be intern. I didn't specifically check his age or credentials.

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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by LinuxBender on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @02:19PM (#20346999)
Perhaps a young doctor. :-) They should have advised against you leaving until they did a throat culture. It's rare, but strep can develop into a life threatening condition.
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