– Why can’t you take all of the pills in an antibiotic prescription in one day, rather than 2 or 3 per day

Question

I’m assuming it has to do with making sure you get any straggler bacteria, but wouldn’t taking all the pills at once shock and awe the little buggers and force them to surrender?

In: Biology

Answer 1

There are absolutely antibiotics that work like this. Super strong. Super big. And the side effects are horrid. Lots of medicine is about the trade-offs between benefit and risk. In general, the slower and longer ones are the right choice.