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Old 09-18-2023, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer View Post
Don't forget the patients, who don't take the antibiotics as prescribed...

I seriously cannot remember the last time a patient actually finished the entire 10 day (or whatever the recommended course) of antibiotics....

Then, they return to the office with a recurrence of the infection...

That also adds to the problem of antibiotic resistant bugs...
I almost always finish the entire course of antibiotics. Will say that if I get 10 days worth and feel fine after say day 4 might well stop at day 7.