Do you know that incorrect disposal of antibiotics can breed superbugs
By amirev777
@amirev777 (4117)
India
August 28, 2018 4:10pm CST
Superbugs are bacteria which are resistant to commonly used antibiotics. MRSA and VRE are examples of such superbugs. Research has found that improper disposal of antibiotics and other such bio-active substances can help in breeding such superbugs. Expired medicines should not be thrown in dustbins, but handed over to your local health center for disposal.
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@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
28 Aug 18
Wow, just read the article, so let me make sure I understand this right, their talking about disposal in antibiotics in people's households , not the companies that make them ,right. I know in the USA, people just throw them in the trash to. It is kind of scary to think all of that is seeping into the water.
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@amirev777 (4117)
• India
28 Aug 18
Yes, antibiotics are only prescribed by your doctor's if you have infections or as prophylaxis to prevent infections. You should complete the entire course of antibiotics, so there is no question of any any antibiotics remaining for you to dispose. The problem comes when you prematurely decide to stop taking the antibiotics against the advice of doctor. In that case you are left with some antibiotics which you will need to dispose.
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@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
28 Aug 18
@amirev777 Oh yes, that's were it becomes a problem, like in the article, because of people not taking all of them, they start filling better and don't think they need all of them.
@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
28 Aug 18
This is were a discussion like this would have been good to have a link with it, on the subject. I would love to learn more about it.
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@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
28 Aug 18
@nomus24g Thank you TintinFan, I'll be sure to read. I'm glad you listened and took the time to add this.I talked about this very thing in one of my discussions not to long ago, Links sometimes is a great help, I'm going now to read it.
