Eli5 – why do you take antibiotics as a course and not all at once?

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I’ve just started an antibiotics course which is 4 times a day for 10 days and that got me wondering if they would be just as effective if I took them all and why not.

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The penicillin shot in the butt is taken all at once but releases slowly. It’s really pain in the arse for 3 days. Ask anyone who has gone through basic training.

Oral medicines transfer (acids in stomache) to blood stream quickly and body processes them quickly. Requires multiple doses

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