- Re-think your reliance on antibiotics. If you are normally healthy, the best treatment for everyday flu-like symptoms is to rest and take fluids and pain relief for three days. Call your GP if you start to feel very unwell or if you start to recover but then feel worse on day four. Be vigilant with children, young people and the elderly.
- If your GP thinks antibiotics may be necessary but you'd rather do without, ask for a post-dated prescription you can use if symptoms don't improve. But never hesitate to take antibiotics if they're needed - there still the best defence we have.
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Antibiotic Know How
Antibiotic-resistant infections are now a major threat to public health, making urinary and lung infections more difficult to treat. So what can we do?
