In recent months, experts around the world have increasingly spoken about the dangers associated with the misuse of antibiotics, however, despite this, many people continue to take antibiotics not to treat a specific bacterial infection, but to prevent possible complications in other diseases, for example,. net Pharmacologist Narine Mirzoyan in an interview with a NEWS correspondent. am Medicine reminded that this should not be done: antibiotics are drugs designed to kill bacteria, and not to prevent any complications.

As the specialist explained, contrary to popular belief, bacterial complications in viral diseases like the flu are quite rare - and not with all viral diseases.. Even if the risk of such complications is high enough, taking antibiotics will not help prevent them - it will only aggravate the course of the disease and contribute to the development and spread of drug-resistant strains of bacteria..

In a viral illness, “prophylactic” antibiotics will weaken the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight the disease.. Theoretically, the risk of complications after such “prevention” will only increase.. Moreover, if such a complication really exists, there will be a high probability that the bacteria that have begun to actively multiply in the patient’s body will no longer be sensitive to the antibiotic that he drank for “prevention”. Then you have to look for other, stronger antibiotics that can cope with this bacterium..

And this will not be easy, because antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than new antibiotics are being developed, and today there are already bacteria that are resistant to all existing drugs.. Note that the WHO recently published a list of 12 antibiotic-resistant "

In addition, do not forget that all drugs have side effects, reminded the pharmacologist. Therefore, it is not recommended to take them just like that, for prevention.. An exception can only be those cases when a doctor prescribes a medicine for prophylaxis - if there are serious reasons.

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