Antibiotics

azithromycin effectiveness and drinking

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Last week, I found out I have chlamydia from my ex boyfriend now and I took the antibiotic, azithromycin on thursday night for it with no complications. On friday night, I went to a party and drank excessive amounts of liquor. Allsaturday morning through the evening I was throwing up alot but I...

by Guest over a year ago

side effects of antibiotics during pregnancy

I have a nasty infection, and I am currently 16 weeks pregnant. My GP has told me that he will prescribe an antibiotic if I decide I want it, but that he thinks caution is the best policy for pregnant women. What do you think about this? Any advice about this? What are the side effects of...

by teresa101151035 over a year ago

New vaccine may work against drug-resistant bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that causes a range of potentially fatal infections. It is the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections, could cause inflammation of the heart or endocarditis, toxic-shock syndrome, severe lung infections as well as food poisoning. Bacterial infections...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Skin Antibiotics and Smokeing?

Hi SteadyHealth, I have just recently started a course of skin antibiotics. My girlfriend now tells me i can not smoke cigarettes anymore due to the antibiotic effecting certain cells in my body thus increasing the risk of cancer. I smoke 2 to 3 cigarette every 3-4 days wit my 'smoker' friends,...

by EverydayBasics82638 over a year ago

Public Citizen seeks black-box on antibiotics

Although Cipro and Levaquin already contain warnings about possible tendon injuries on their labels, the consumer group Public Citizen asked the Food and Drug Administration to put the warnings in the black-box. The black-box is considered the FDA's toughest warning. The warning is in bold type and...

by Jannie3486 over a year ago

Shock Liver from Avelox

I became ill three weeks ago with severe headach, fever, and upset stomach. After 24 hours I felt better. Then three days later I developed high fever and right side pain. I went to the doctor and he thought it might be diverticulitis,which I've had before. For some reason I had Avelox already...

by Guest over a year ago

treatment of tibia bone infection post surgery

treatment of tibia bone infection post surgery: After an accident my fathers tibia was broken, an implant was inserted in a surgery. Post surgery infection was developed forming pus. After 1.5 years implant was removed and bone was cleaned in a surgery. Even after removal of implant, infection...

by Pankaj Jain over a year ago

what are the side effects of xifaxan

Help! We are currently on a trip through South Asia and we're in Nepal at the moment. It seems my partner caught a nasty bug with vomiting and diarrhoea and the local doctor over here has prescribed xifaxan. I've never heard of this drug before and just wanted to check with you all about any side...

by therine302148344 over a year ago

People dying from antibiotic injections in China

Three people died after receiving an antibiotic treatment in China. Another 78 people got ill. The antibiotic that contained clindamycin phosphate glucose was produced by the Anhui Huayuan Worldbest Biology Pharmacy Co. in the eastern Anhui province. The use of the antibiotics is so spread that...

by Mark over a year ago

Antibiotics-cause of liver problems

The FDA has received reports of 12 cases of acute liver failure, including the four deaths, in patients treated with Ketek. FDA safety evaluators also uncovered 23 other cases where patients suffered serious liver injuries after receiving the antibiotic, which is formally called telithromycin. The...

by DanDan over a year ago