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Penicillins is a class of antibiotic medications related to penicillin that are commonly used to treat certain kinds of infections. Penicillins work by preventing bacteria from repairing their cell...

Hello and welcome to "VideoScript", presented by Drugs.com. Today in the first of three presentations, we are reviewing amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used safely in both children and...

Antibiotics can be a literal life-saver when treating bacteria infections, but some are linked to less-than-desirable health effects. When it comes to pneumonia and older adults, new research is...

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The most common condition people come in with that results in an antibiotic prescription is sinusitis. That results in about 17 million visits in the United States per year in which an antibiotic is...

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem, and all patients -- regardless of if they're healthy or have multiple chronic conditions -- are at risk for developing resistant...

When a child comes in with a sore throat, it is -- of course, they're miserable. They have a sore throat. They have a fever. And the parents would love for them to be able to get something...

Antibiotic stewardship is a very important issue across a variety of health care settings. And the emergency department is no exception. We treat a variety of conditions across the spectrum of...

Pediatricians are extremely important in the fight against antibiotic overuse. Young children in particular have the highest rate of antibiotic prescriptions each year in the United States. On...