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Interesting question. Usually a vaccination is not considered a medication because it is not treating a specific condition. Vaccinations are preventative and affect your immune system; you get a vaccine so that your immune system will recognize and fight a foreign invader should you come in contact with that "foreign virus, bacterium, etc)
Antibiotics are medications.
There are autogenous and autologous vaccines that contain fungi and bacteria that are used as medicines. Some formulations incubate an active infection in the patient's skin, nasal passages, throat, etc and then make a vaccine out of the patient's "bugs" and inject the patient using a specific dosing schedule. This has created active immunity. If you think about allergy vaccinations...these are "medicines" that are created specifically for whatever a patient is allergic to.
There are anti-infective ingredients used as preservatives in vaccines, but these are not used to treat the patient's disease, they are used to keep the vaccine pathogen free.
In a nutshell, a medication is a remedy that cures a patient. An antibiotic is a medication that cures specific infections. Vaccinations can be either medicinal or preventative.
What the world needs is a vaccine to prevent defensive medicine!!
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What is the difference between vaccination and medication?
Vaccination is used to prevent a disease and medication is used to treat a disease that someone has.
If you had bacterial infection Would it be a good idea to ask for a vaccination against the bacteria why or why not?
It would be better to ask for some anti-bacterial medication rather than a vaccination.
What is the source of the antibotic pennicillin?
A fungus.
What is androzit in English?
Zitromax antibotic
Can Gonoreaha be treated with an antibotic?
Yes. See a doctor.
What is androzit?
Basically it is the Mexican version of Zitromax antibotic
Your son failed his urine test for cocaine after being clean but was on antibotic and pain medication for a bad tooth plus ambesol medication you were giving him?
uuummmm.....B.S. He may have failed a "panel" of the drug test but that would be for barbituates most likely, NOT cocaine! Demand to see the stick and if a home test call the number on the back and find out which panel failed.
Can you give cheese with antibotic to your dog?
Yes. Cheese will not hurt a dog.
Is sulfamethoxazole-tmp sus hit good for paronychia?
It is a powerful antibotic.
What antibotic is made from fungi?
There are several. Penicillin and cephalosporin are two examples.
Why can't doctors make one extra strong vaccination?
Some people would be allergic to the vaccination, considering that already some people can't get them because of allergies. and some you need to take over a period of time. There could be a possibility of death with that much medication just in one shot..
Can you smoke weed if you are taking antibotic for acne?
Marijuana does not affect use of antibiotics.
