What
are antibiotics? What precautions must be taken while taking
antibiotics?
What are antibiotics? What precautions must be taken while taking antibiotics?
Antibioticsare medicines produced by certain micro-organisms to kill other
disease-causing micro-organisms. These medicines are commonly
obtained from bacteria and fungi. Streptomycin, tetracycline,
penicillin, etc. are common antibiotics.
Precautions
to be taken while using antibiotics:
(i) Antibiotics
should be taken under the supervision of a well qualified doctor.
(ii) Course (intake) of antibiotics should be completed as per the
prescription given by the doctor.
(iii) Antibiotics should be taken in the right amount and at the
right time. A wrong dose of antibiotics makes the drug ineffective.
Also, excessive consumption of drugs may kill the useful bacteria
present in our body.
Antibioticsare medicines produced by certain micro-organisms to kill other disease-causing micro-organisms. These medicines are commonly obtained from bacteria and fungi. Streptomycin, tetracycline, penicillin, etc. are common antibiotics.
Precautions to be taken while using antibiotics:
(i) Antibiotics should be taken under the supervision of a well qualified doctor.
(ii) Course (intake) of antibiotics should be completed as per the prescription given by the doctor.
(iii) Antibiotics should be taken in the right amount and at the right time. A wrong dose of antibiotics makes the drug ineffective. Also, excessive consumption of drugs may kill the useful bacteria present in our body.
