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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by ohazi on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:19AM (#26473592)
We shouldn't. You probably don't want to take a quinolone antibiotic unless all other options have failed and your life is at risk. There are decades of reports of permanent, severe nerve damage after as little as a single dose. At one point the FDA even had to step in to force some unusually severe language in warning labels.

But doctors can be a stubborn bunch, and many still prescribe it way too liberally.

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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by selimthegrim on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:20AM (#26473876)
In developing countries they were (are?) pretty liberal with these drugs (Pakistan in my case)
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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by airhead969 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:08AM (#26474843)
The pharmacies allowed people to buy almost any medication without a doctor's prescription?
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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by vishnugupta on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:48AM (#26475085)
In India, yes.
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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by hkt on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @09:49AM (#26476639)
Also happens with antibiotics in Spain and surprising numbers of other places
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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by selimthegrim on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:40AM (#26478265)
I had one in Islamabad IIRC but I am sure you can buy single blister packs
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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by loudtieblahblah on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:15AM (#26477850)
doctors aren't just stubborn.

they're well compensated by pharmaceutical companies.

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Re:Loss of myelin is one of the major factors of age-related... by abandonliberty on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @05:04PM (#26482953)
Knowing doctors, this comes down more to Hanlon's razor.

Many don't know any better and have a poor grasp of the scientific method. For many being a doctor is more of a trade than a profession.

Their scope of work is too broad and they're far too busy to keep up. As a result, they're perhaps even more susceptible to marketing than average people. They don't have time to dig into pubmed and deeply understand something they see (generously) 1% of the time.

They have to rely on people who otherwise get paid to do the research. If there's no money to be made from a treatment, it won't be able to donate to universities, fund studies, or pay for advertising.

Doctors won't hear about it.

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