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We shouldn't. You probably don't want to take a quinolone antibiotic unless all other options have failed and your life is at risk. There are decades of reports
by ohazi 6y ago
We shouldn't. You probably don't want to take a quinolone antibiotic unless all other options have failed and your life is at risk. There are decades of reports of permanent, severe nerve damage after as little as a single dose. At one point the FDA even had to step in to force some unusually severe language in warning labels.
But doctors can be a stubborn bunch, and many still prescribe it way too liberally.
- selimthegrim 6y agoIn developing countries they were (are?) pretty liberal with these drugs (Pakistan in my case)
- airhead969 6y agoThe pharmacies allowed people to buy almost any medication without a doctor's prescription?
- vishnugupta 6y agoIn India, yes.
- hkt 6y agoAlso happens with antibiotics in Spain and surprising numbers of other places
- selimthegrim 6y agoI had one in Islamabad IIRC but I am sure you can buy single blister packs
- loudtieblahblah 6y agodoctors aren't just stubborn. they're well compensated by pharmaceutical companies.
- abandonliberty 6y agoKnowing doctors, this comes down more to Hanlon's razor. Many don't know any better and have a poor grasp of the scientific method. For many being a doctor is more of a trade than a profession. Their scope of work is too broad and they're far too busy to keep up. As a result, they're perhaps even more susceptible to marketing than average people. They don't have time to dig into pubmed and deeply understand something they see (generously) 1% of the time. They have to rely on people who otherwise get paid to do the research. If there's no money to be made from a treatment, it won't be able to donate to universities, fund studies, or pay for advertising. Doctors won't hear about it.