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[BioHacker=Life]

BioHacker's immune drug cabinet

 

 

Always good to have antibiotics on hand. I have Mupirocin for topical use it's under $25 and highly effective.

 

Rulid is a good multipurpose one to have on hand and it doesn't kill good bacteria. Backups like Doxycycline Azithromycin Amoxycillin, and Cipro don't hurt.

 

Broad Spectrum Antivirals for sinus, throat, and lung infections;

 

Arbidol, Isoprinosine, and Ribvarin.

 

 

 

[Heisok]

Hey, good idea.

 

I would just be careful about Cipro. The problems reported go beyond the personal experiences of people being "floxxed". There have been more FDA black box warnings through the years. The most recent that I found was May 10th, 2017. I knew about the possible issues, so I have kept an eye out for any prescriptions ordered for family members. The interesting thing is that recently a primary care doctor ordered Cipro for a first UTI which had just started. The instructions were to begin the drug, and they would let her know if she should continue based on a culture.

 

Cipro could have great uses, but I would opt for alternatives when available.

 

"These medicines are associated with disabling and potentially permanent side effects of the tendons, muscles, joints, nerves, and central nervous system that can occur together in the same patient."

 

"Health care professionals should not prescribe systemic fluoroquinolones to patients who have other treatment options for acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB), and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) because the risks outweigh the benefits in these patients"

 

https://www.fda.gov/...y/ucm511530.htm

[BioHacker=Life]

 

Hey, good idea.

 

I would just be careful about Cipro. The problems reported go beyond the personal experiences of people being "floxxed". There have been more FDA black box warnings through the years. The most recent that I found was May 10th, 2017. I knew about the possible issues, so I have kept an eye out for any prescriptions ordered for family members. The interesting thing is that recently a primary care doctor ordered Cipro for a first UTI which had just started. The instructions were to begin the drug, and they would let her know if she should continue based on a culture.

 

Cipro could have great uses, but I would opt for alternatives when available.

 

"These medicines are associated with disabling and potentially permanent side effects of the tendons, muscles, joints, nerves, and central nervous system that can occur together in the same patient."

 

"Health care professionals should not prescribe systemic fluoroquinolones to patients who have other treatment options for acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB), and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) because the risks outweigh the benefits in these patients"

 

https://www.fda.gov/...y/ucm511530.htm

 

 

Definitely side effects with the other ones but Rulid is pretty safe. Don't use antibiotics unless you need to and know what you have.

Edited by BioHacker=Life, 23 March 2018 - 02:52 PM.

[RWhigham]

Clarithromycin (brand name Biaxin) is best for bronchial & lung infections because it has an affinity for the lungs. 

Edited by RWhigham, 08 April 2018 - 06:05 PM.

[BioHacker=Life]

Nice addition. Are there any studies that compare the affinity?

[RWhigham]

Nice addition. Are there any studies that compare the affinity?

 

Uptake of clarithromycin by rat lung cells.

 

After the administration into the external jugular vein of rats, clarithromycin was found in much higher concentrations in the lung tissue than erythromycin.  The amount of clarithromycin was ten times that of erythromycin after 5 min incubation [in vitro].  This uptake profile was quite different from that observed in isolated liver cells.

Edited by RWhigham, 10 April 2018 - 03:30 PM.