The old tried and reliable drugs are better
Dr Patrick Charles (Melboutne University) took samples from 863 patients suffering from pneumonia in five hospitals over a two year period. He found that 95% of these patients had infections that could be treated with penicillin combined with Doxycycline. He analysed swabs taken from the nose and throat, and samples of blood, sputum and urine. In other words, almost all the people who fell sick, were victims of bacteria easily susceptible to the older drugs. They were all from nursing homes and other residential facilities where people had picked up bacteria resistant to the older reliable antibiotics. There was no need to use the more expensive, broad-spectrum antibiotics. So what about the other 5% of patients?
The moral of this medical research is very clear. You’ll do just as well (if not better) by relying on penicillin and the other atypical antibiotics like Doxycycline. Don’t be misled by sharp advertising put out by the pharmaceutical industry. Save money by using the traditional remedies. More importantly, don’t give all bacteria the chance to become resistant to the newer drugs. Save them for when the need is greatest (as in when you’re visiting a hospital or nursing home).
