– 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

The scheduling of antibiotics is critical to their effectiveness. You need to maintain the concentration at effective levels for an effective length of time. It’s not like using a hammer on a bug where you are done in one whack. all at once.