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Penicillin (along with every other antibiotic) is a deeply imperfect treatment in many ways (sub-100% effectiveness, deadly allergies, other side effects). It'
by amalcon 4y ago
Penicillin (along with every other antibiotic) is a deeply imperfect treatment in many ways (sub-100% effectiveness, deadly allergies, other side effects). It's also one of the most potent life-saving inventions in history. If the relevant regulatory bodies were run this way, we'd have almost none of modern medicine.
- water8 4y agono penicillin doesn’t kill people. It’s the allergic reaction that kills people. A person who does not have an allergy to penicillin yet has never taken penicillin has no fear of dying from it.
- BurningFrog 4y ago"It's not the fall that kills you, it's the landing"