Why not make antibiotics over the counter?
Bacteria are rapidly becoming resistant in our antibiotic-loving society. This statement is a fact. We are facing a threat not only to our country, but to the world.
I have a proposal to make: over-the-counter antibiotics.
(Insert tongue-in-cheek here.)
Will this help us deal with the falsely popular notion that antibiotics are a cure-all? I don’t know, but here’s something I do. I’ve had patients storm out because I’ve said no, and I …