Use and Misuse of Antiobiotics

Use and Misuse of Antiobiotics.

Antiobiotics are chemotherapeutic substances that are used in the treament of infectious diseases.Antiobiotic is a Greek word.Anti means "aginst" and bio means "life".So antiobiotics are against the life.We take antiobiotics to kill bacteria.Antiobiotics kill bacteria as well as normal body cells in our body because they are against life.

One should know the side effects of antiobiotics to use the antiobiotics of its choice.

There are following adverse effects of misuse of antiobiotics.

• Resistance : Antiobiotics are being used in massive quantity.It causes wide spread problem of drug resistance in microorganisms.It resultsin increasing resistance against disease treatment.
• Misused antiobiotics can interact with human metabolism.In severe cases,it can causes death in human beings.
• Misuse of antiobiotics like Penicillin can cause allergic reactions.
• Streptomycine affects the auditory nerve.it can cause deafness.
• Tetracycline and its related compounds can cause permanent discolouration of teeth in young children.

Precaution in use of antiobiotics.

• Use antiobiotics as prescribed by physicians.
• Take dose of antiobiotics at regular in.
• Complete the course of treatment.