Over prescription of Antibiotics for kid’s respiratory tract infections is observed

Antibiotic is a drug that kills bacteria or stop them from reproducing are effective only for bacterial infection (not viruses).

According to recent study Antibiotics are over prescribed drug amongst children for respiratory, ear, throat infections. Only a rapid strep test available to distinguish between bacterial or viral throat infections. No more clinical tools currently available.

  

Introduction of pneumococcal vaccine that prevents many bacterial infections, a recent trial among children shows that kids receive double number of antibiotic prescriptions than the number of kids who had bacterial infections.

Having antibiotic more than required it increases chances of resistance means it will no longer work in people who need them to treat infections is a major threat to public health.

Study going on HONEY could be used as alternative to antibiotics. Antibiotics usually consists of one active substance that is effective against a narrow spectrum of bacteria, the Honey contains 13 lactic acid bacteria that may works as antimicrobial property.

Excess use and incorrect use of antibiotic has become a global threat to public health.

Amoxicillin is popular antibiotic drug of choice amongst kid’sprescription. It is mostly used in respiratory, ear throat infections. Find more information of an antibiotic AMOXICILLIN on Health Ever.