You're learning to "make your own prescriptions"? Do you mean forging them or becoming a nurse practitioner?

Some of the more mundane anti-biotics are pretty simple, as far as organic chemistry goes, I take bupropion[1] and the synthesis section doesn't look /too/ complicated. My o-chem has about 10 years of rust on it though.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bupropion

I understood it as manufacturing/extracting the right molecule.

You can buy anti biotics over the counter in Mexico.

That used to be true about 8 years ago, but not anymore. You need a prescription for any antibiotic.

How about all the other medications? I stay clear of anti-biotics anyway.

>I stay clear of anti-biotics anyway.

You certainly shouldn't pop them for no good reason. But antibiotics can absolutely be life saving in the event of an infection.

For sure, some people need it. Anti-biotics are abused heavily here in the U.S. which in itself is a major health risk, when the person might legitimately need them. People are even eating anti-biotics without knowing it. What beef producers are allowed to do with anti-biotics and plastic waste is obscene.

The meat industry certainly overuses antibiotics, but the claim that "people are even eating antibiotics without knowing it" doesn't seem to be accurate.

https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/food.html

> Food animals should not have any antibiotics in their body when they are slaughtered or processed for food. Antibiotic residues are small amounts of leftover antibiotics or pieces of antibiotics that are not completely absorbed after an animal is given antibiotics. USDA, with FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), administers the U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) to prevent residues that pose a potential threat to human health from entering the food supply.

I don't disagree, but I think part of the reason they can say that is that it has not been exhaustively studied. There are various articles on nih.gov [1] that summarize the problem and what would be required to properly study this. There is also a big monetary advantage to using antibiotics in animals which makes me skeptical of any documentation. Perhaps I am too skeptical.

[1] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK216502/