Antibiotics

Antibiotics

Antibiotics are medications that fight bacterial infections. They work by disrupting the processes necessary for bacterial cell growth and proliferation. It's important to take antibiotics exactly as prescribed. Failure to do so could make a bacterial infection worse. Antibiotics don't treat viruses, but they're sometimes prescribed in viral illnesses to help prevent a "secondary bacterial infection." Secondary infections occur when someone is in a weakened or compromised state due to an existing illness.