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It's a valid question. > I'm thinking, 10X the application might reduce the useful lifetime by months out of decades Possibly, sure. And possibly not. Maybe 1
by tempguy9999 7y ago
It's a valid question.
> I'm thinking, 10X the application might reduce the useful lifetime by months out of decades
Possibly, sure. And possibly not. Maybe 1% extra use reduces the drug's working life by 100 times. Without data either claim could be true.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago...and without data it seems clueless to be castigating folks for using the tools we have now, to accomplish goals we have now. If our current antibiotics are becoming less useful, then create new one. There's nothing magic about the ones we're using now. They were just the first ones we came across. Like VHS vs Betamax. Lets get on with it.
- tempguy9999 7y agoI castigated no-one for this. I didn't suggest not developing new antibiotics. Far from it. Merely that we use new and old ones wisely. That, and make decision based on data.