Um, I hate to burst your bubble, but antibiotics are not prescribed at all for viral infections, because viruses are not vulnerable to antibiotics. Therefore yo

Um, I hate to burst your bubble, but antibiotics are not prescribed at all for viral infections, because viruses are not vulnerable to antibiotics. Therefore you are definitely right about the current and traditional "best cure" for the flu! Antibiotics must only be prescribed against bacterial type infections, and that is indeed one of the reasons a physician's consult is required, so that the physician can discern whether it's viral or bacterial, and choose an appropriate course of action. Malpractice indeed for making such a rookie mistake. Pneumonia, being frequently caused by bacteria, is definitely something they'll prescribe antibiotics for, so a positive diagnosis would be a key first step there. So it is quite telling, isn't it, that many people believe that taking antibiotics can cure viral infections, because if they were OTC they could really get abused in that respect, couldn't they!