Antibiotics are Losing Their Punch!

Did you know that colds and the flu contribute to more than 22 million lost school days per year? That’s a lot of sneezing, coughing and runny noses! Wait! Don’t go to your doctor demanding an antibiotic, they don’t work against colds or the flu so you will no get better any faster. Unfortunately, many of us are using antibiotics for the wrong reasons and causing antibiotics to lose their punch. There are rules each of us can follow that will assure antibiotics remain powerful medicine for generations to come: Never take an antibiotic for colds or the flu, they don’t work and you will not get better any faster If your doctor prescribes an antibiotic, finish the prescription, even if you begin to feel better Never share or take leftever antibiotics. Your doctor knows best when an antibiotic is necessary. Talk to your doctor and take the right drug for the right bug!

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