Antibiotics Is Not Super Drugs

Several studies have shown, tend to be excessive use of antibiotics and is commonly given to a disease or condition that does not require antibiotics.

Antibiotics are powerful drugs and has saved many lives. But the point is well known, antibiotics are not a cure for all kinds of diseases. Antibiotics can only cure the diseases caused by bacterial infection.
"Use antibiotics appropriately to prevent immune germs," ​​said Prof.. Prahasto Iwan, Professor of the University of Gajah Mada Farmakolgi in the workshop and briefing the media about drug prescribing patterns in Indonesia, especially antibiotics, Saturday (26 /3/2011) on campus University of Indonesia,  Depok,  West Java.

In society, antibiotics are often purchased without a prescription and explanation. Communities often purchased with a prescription antibiotic that had previously gained, taking antibiotics for coughs, fevers and colds.

Furthermore, Iwan explained that the inappropriate use of antibiotics could endanger public health. As a result of bacteria that can be generated is mutated so that it becomes resistant (immune) to antibiotics. Bacteria that are resistant or immune to these difficult attenuated by the usual antibiotics.

Iwan admitted, information about the antibiotic so far has not been evenly distributed to medical personnel. "The unavailability of adequate information about drugs that are neutral is also one big problem for medical practitioners. Meanwhile, the information conveyed directly by the pharmaceutical industry through his envoys is often misleading or misleading," he added.

Dr. Sharad Adhikary, representatives from WHO, confirmed, treatment of infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria that normally would be very expensive. This is because what is needed is an antibiotic that is more up to date with the possibility of drug side effects is greater, and longer duration of treatment.
According to Sharad, the problem of antibiotic resistance is not a new problem, but more and more alarming and dangerous. "We can go back to the era before antibiotics," he said.

Why the bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics? Every time someone taking antibiotics, the bacteria that are sensitive will be killed. But the resistant bacteria will continue to live, grow and reproduce.

The use of antibiotics over and over again and not appropriate is a major cause of increasing number of drug-resistant bacteria. So, for those of you who have a cough, flu and fever does not need to consume antibiotics. Because, often taking antibiotics will not make you more healthy, and will not make you better.