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Health See other Health Articles Title: Guide to Veterinary Drugs for Human Consumption, Post-SHTF [...] Penicillin Penicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body. Penicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, urinary tract infections, septicemia, meningitis, intra-abdominal infection, gonorrhea, syphilis, pneumonia, respiratory infections, ear, nose and throat infections, skin and soft tissue infections. More information can be found here, including side effects, allergic reactions, etc. Veterinarian Equivalent: 250mg Fish Pen and 500mg Fish Pen Forte Amoxicillin A penicillin antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body. Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. More information can be found here, including side effects, allergic reactions, etc. Veterinarian Equivalent: 250mg Fish Mox (for children) and 500mg Fish Mox Forte (for adults). Ciprofloxacin, or Cipro Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It is used as a potent, broad-spectrum antibiotic to fight bacteria in the body. It may also be used to prevent or slow anthrax after exposure. More information can be found here, including side effects, allergic reactions, etc. Veterinarian Equivalent: 500mg Fish Flox Forte Cephalexin, or Keflex Cephalexin is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics. Keflex fights bacteria in the body. Keflex is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skin infections, urinary tract infections, tooth and mouth infections. More information can be found here, including side effects, allergic reactions, etc. Veterinarian Equivalent: 250mg Fish Flex and 500mg Fish Flex Forte Doxycycline Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body. It may be substituted in place of penicillin to treat common infections in those people who are allergic to that particular drug. Doxycycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, Lyme disease or tick bite infections, anthrax infections, cholera, periodontitis (gum disease), and others. Exercise caution with expired Doxycycline / tetracycline and -cycline medications. There has been some documentation of liver damage and some have even labeled it toxic if used past the expiration date. However, Doxycycline provides a great alternative to penicillin medications for those who are allergic. More information can be found here, including side effects, allergic reactions, etc. Veterinarian Equivalent: 100mg Bird Biotic Dosages and Notes Regarding Veterinary Drugs Joseph Alton, MD, is a medical doctor and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also a prepper, and writes: These antibiotics are used at specific doses for specific illnesses; the exact dosage of each and every medication is beyond the scope of this [article]. Suffice it to say that most penicillin and cephalosporin (Keflex and other cephalexin) medications are taken at 500mg dosages, 3-4 times a day for adults, and 250mg dosages for children, whereas Metronidazole (250mg) and Doxycycline (100mg) are taken twice a day. Its important to have as much information as possible on medications that you plan to store for times of trouble, so consider purchasing a hard copy of the latest Physicians Desk Reference. This book comes out yearly and has just about every bit of information that exists on a particular medication, including those that do not require prescription. Indications, dosage, risks, and side effects are all listed. [...] Poster Comment: Interesting info. Check out the comments for additional info. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
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