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Well, people shouldn't be buying antibiotics without a doctors note. Doctors shouldn't be prescribing antibiotics unless there is a big real need. Problem so
by thiago_fm 7y ago
Well, people shouldn't be buying antibiotics without a doctors note.
Doctors shouldn't be prescribing antibiotics unless there is a big real need.
Problem solved.
In Germany they do this. No doctor ever prescribes antibiotics. I've used to hate this fact, as most of adults "I NEED TO WORK!!!!11". Here in Germany they are a bit more open to people being sick and staying at home, but some companies are pushing the boundaries, such as, Amazon have some bullying system for people who call in sick, etc. But overall, 500% better than the US?
For instance, at the moment now I'm sick and I've been sick for like almost a month and they don't give me Antibiotics. Back in Brazil, where I've lived, they would just give me it and I would be "healthy" again in 2 days or less.
It is a complex problem. To be honest, most of the usage is probably because people don't want to be sick for too many days, as this is terrible in this sick career ladder where if you don't take antibiotics and is sick for a few weeks, and your peers take it and also put some ritalin on top, you have no chance to compete.
Maybe governments & institutions should control MUCH MORE drugs which are clearly being abused just for the sake of making people rat racing. This creates a very unfair field for whoever do the right thing, which is staying at home and letting the body do what it should.
But this can only be changed if people find it important, for politicians that live off your taxes, they would rather help you to work to death.
- coldtea 7y ago>In Germany they do this. No doctor ever prescribes antibiotics. I've used to hate this fact, as most of adults "I NEED TO WORK!!!!11". Well, companies making you work (or guilting you to work) if while you are sick with a doctors notice, should be fined heavily too. Problem solved.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 7y ago>Problem solved. Absolutely not: >In Germany, 1,734 tons of antimicrobial agents were used for animals in 2011 compared with 800 tons for humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock#European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock#Eu...
- hycaria 7y agoBut what mass of humans is treated compared to the mass of livestock with these ? What type of antibiotics ? Fallacious comparison, you need more data.
- otabdeveloper1 7y ago> Well, people shouldn't be buying antibiotics without a doctors note. Why? It's not rocket science, and it's not like this is a complex decision that you couldn't adequately make after 15 of Internet searching. The fake mystique imparted on general practitioner doctors is a toxic force for bad in the world. > Doctors shouldn't be prescribing antibiotics unless there is a big real need. The doctor doesn't know if there is a "big real need", and in fact cannot. The doctor is just running off a standard checklist for one of among 50 almost exactly alike cases during his workday.
- sgift 7y ago> The doctor is just running off a standard checklist for one of among 50 almost exactly alike cases during his workday. "What do you mean it takes two weeks to build that software? IT IS SO EASY"
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- otikik 7y agoIt's for the same reason dynamite is not sold wholesale in the hardware store. A lot of times it will be harmless, but every once in a while some Billy or Jane will dose themselves just right to train their infection to get over the antibiotics they bought, it will happen to be highly contagious,and then suddenly you've got an epidemy in your hands. > Internet searching. Replacing visiting a real doctor with internet searches is like replacing a plane pilot with internet searches.
- otabdeveloper1 7y agoAntibiotic abuse is a real problem, but expecting doctors to fix or even understand it is like expecting car mechanics to make traffic laws for your country. Antibiotics should be regulated by a serious government effort, not by doctors.
- otikik 7y ago