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January 31, 2010

Definition: Antibiotics are a rank of medications used to treat infections caused by means of the agency of dint of. bacteria, fungi and parasites. They are not effective against viruses. Antibiotics toil by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria that cause infections.

Examples:

Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanic pungent) is a penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat many persons deviating kinds of infections, including those of the ears, respiratory plot, and skin.

Biaxin XL (clarithromycin) is an antibiotic that may exist used along by other antibiotics to treat the bacteria Helicobacter pylori that can cause peptic ulcers.

Neosporin Ophthalmic Solution (Gramicidin; Neomycin; Polymyxin B) is a combination of three antibiotics used to treat shoot infections caused by bacteria.

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