My A-level chemistry teacher was obsessed with beta-lactam rings and co co-amoxiclav or more accurately clavulonic acid competitively inhibited the bacteria from breaking down the beta lactamase ring in antibiotics or something... I didn't understand it then and I don't remember it now ;)
As for kiddie docs, I do know what you mean. The last one that I saw tried to explain that augmentin was new and magic and clever and how it was and wasn't the same as amoxycillin. I think I said something about beta lactamase and clavulonic acid and that my ENT guy started using it in early 90s and kim's microbiologist bastard doctor (medical) dad was using it in 1987 damnit! New my arse!
Placebo effect is known to work on people even who know it isn't the real thing. These days they seem to throw amoxycillin at anyone, cos if it's real they come back for something real! I'm not convinced this is clever.
Then again I'm not convinced that we shouldn't be doing microbiology as a matter of course on stuff, or at least microbiology + antibiotics and a 2 day check like they did with my 2nd head hole infection. I had to phone the secretary of my doc and check what I was taking was worth it. Sodding fluclox, they used to dole that out like sweeties as well. Everytime I had snot surgery they'd give me amox and fluclox - syrup - until I started refusing to eat anything orange and tasting of aniseed.
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Date: 2008-03-06 12:15 am (UTC)As for kiddie docs, I do know what you mean. The last one that I saw tried to explain that augmentin was new and magic and clever and how it was and wasn't the same as amoxycillin. I think I said something about beta lactamase and clavulonic acid and that my ENT guy started using it in early 90s and kim's microbiologist bastard doctor (medical) dad was using it in 1987 damnit! New my arse!
Placebo effect is known to work on people even who know it isn't the real thing. These days they seem to throw amoxycillin at anyone, cos if it's real they come back for something real! I'm not convinced this is clever.
Then again I'm not convinced that we shouldn't be doing microbiology as a matter of course on stuff, or at least microbiology + antibiotics and a 2 day check like they did with my 2nd head hole infection. I had to phone the secretary of my doc and check what I was taking was worth it. Sodding fluclox, they used to dole that out like sweeties as well. Everytime I had snot surgery they'd give me amox and fluclox - syrup - until I started refusing to eat anything orange and tasting of aniseed.