meds

[bowdrill]

Were can i get antibiotics from with out going to the doctor anyone know ?

Bd

[Midnitemo]

some aquatic antibiotics can be used by humans and obviously do not require a prescription, you just need to learn the trade/generic names of the meds.

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also if you travel to mainland Europe the pharmacies sell a lot of meds straight over the counter no prescription required , obviously some meds will get you into trouble if you bring them back but others will just be confiscated if you're unlucky enough to get checked....do your homework and choose usefull meds that won't get you locked up/fined...was in Portugal last year with my biker mates when one guy had difficulty breathing, trip to the pharmacia and we got him some ventopulin and cheaper than a UK prescription!

[Mortblanc]

Animal and farm supply stores.

I keep the powdered amoxicillin, eternal shelf life.

[MaryN]

Probably the only way you can obtain antibiotics in this country without the knowledge of your Doc is the under-the table route, BD. Some folks advocate fish antibiotics, but you have to know what form those antibiotics take, and what function they have. I keep poultry and have a stock of Tylan for problems with gastric upsets. Great for that, but not effective in other conditions. Vets in this country will not prescribe antibiotics that are not already used in some form in the human conditions, so you have to be careful.

[bigpaul]

even the largest stock of antibiotics wont last forever, we all need to research natural alternatives.

[Tarrel]

True, but there is no substitute for a manufactured antibiotic if an infection gets a hold of you. I'd put them in the "In emergency, break glass" category rather than the everyday use for them we see at the moment.

FWIW, the anti-malarial drug Doxycycline is an antibiotic. You still need a prescription for it in the UK but it's probably easier to fabricate a planned overseas trip in order to get one. Not sure how strong it is compared to the kind of antibiotics you'd use to fight an infection.

[bigpaul]

sure if you can get them from a reputable source, which isn't going to be the usual route of doctors or chemists cos you need a prescription for that, I have only taken antibiotics twice in a very long life and then for minor ailments. I am very suspicious of fish antibiotics, especially anything bought over the internet you could end up taking any kind of rubbish(did you see the report of that girl dying from "diet pills" she bought over the internet...highly toxic!), I would much rather put my trust in a natural remedy I made myself, at least i'd know what was in it.

[Devonian]

[CharlesHarris]

[Mortblanc]

If I have a nasty cut from scrounging around for goodies in the rubble, and the cut is showing signs of blood poisoning or gangrene, and all I have available are antibiotics intended for the fish,

I'm taking them.

A little risk assessment here! We are not discussing the choice between taking Vet grade antibiotics or going to urgent care. We are talking about emergency medical treatment when no help is going to be available until the victim is past the hope of healing.

A. you are going to die without treatment
B. the meds may be no good, so you still die. No change in logic here, move along folks.
C. The meds may be good and you live.

!!! The correct answer is C !!!

But you can pick A or B and die if you want too.

And if the meds kill me I was going to die of gangrene anyway! The bad meds just saved me a long agonizing death.