People often come into the emergency department with a long list of antibiotics they say they’re allergic to. The problem with this is there may not be many options left for the doctor to prescribe ...

Antibiotics can save lives, but they can also cause side effects. Consumer Reports outlines what parents should know about reactions to antibiotics and when to take your child to the emergency room.

Penicillin for cats is an antibiotic medication derived from the Penicillium fungi. It falls under the beta-lactam class of antibiotics and is primarily used to treat bacterial infections. The drug ...

Fast facts on antibiotics Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first natural antibiotic, in 1928. Antibiotics cannot fight viral infections. Fleming predicted the rise of antibiotic resistance ...

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ratcheted up its warning about the potential side effects of a class of commonly-prescribed powerful antibiotic, including the drug known by the ...

We recently marked "National Penicillin Allergy Day" on September 28. If you're asking "Why is that a thing?", the answer is that approximately 30 million Americans report an allergy to penicillin or ...

YourBiology Gut+ is the best probiotic supplement to avoid or reduce antibiotic side effects (and antibiotic associated diarrhea). YourBiology Gut+ excels in other areas as well and regularly appears ...

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Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G) are widely prescribed antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections primarily of the ears, nose, throat, urinary ...