Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again
by macksd on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:40PM
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You don't need a prescription to buy antibiotics that are sold for pets, like fish. And you can buy antibiotics that are sold for pets that happen to be the same as the antibiotics manufactured for humans.
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Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again
by hguant on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:49PM
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>And you can buy antibiotics that are sold for pets that happen to be the same as the antibiotics manufactured for human
Yes, but there's a quality control aspect there that makes one a touch uncomfortable. My fish getting a little something extra in their amoxicillin is something I stress far less about then if I'm the one taking the pill.
Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again
by macksd on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:53PM
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That was my first thought too, but if I think I might go septic soon, I'm gonna take that risk. Additionally, I believe if the imprint codes match on a commercial product, you can be reasonably sure it was forced to go through all the same process: https://www.drugs.com/article/imprint-codes.html. I'm not a doctor, obviously. Sharing my possibly flawed understanding, not giving advice.