I know doctors that prescribe antibiotics to anyone who mentions having a sore throat or feeling under the weather. And I know other doctors who won't give out any unless you're almost on your death bed. I think doctors need to lean towards the latter. I don't take antibiotics anymore unless I feel like death. It's so sketchy when there is an MRSA outbreak at the hospital and shit like that.
Yes, I work with a lot primary care docs, NP's in my field and it's the same story.
Random Person: "oh man, I've got a cold, all congested and my head hurts so I went to the Dr. and got a Z-Pack."
---I couldn't believe it, how dumb is this person and how willfully negligent is the Dr? Unless it's bacterial an anti-biotic will do nothing except make whatever viruses/bacterias that are in your body more resistant to future applications. Add in the fact that people are fucking retarded and won't take the full application to term i.e. they will quit it when they "feel better."
I've even heard RN's rattle off "yeah, I've got this terrible cold, I'll just grab an anti-biotic from the Dr...."
You can add in our absolute aversion to anything "germ" with slathering on of antibacterial products and even doing the same for children.
Stupidity, stupidity, stupidity. Ruining the miracle drug for everyone.
