Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs that are created and designed to kill them. In effect, these bacteria and fungi are not killed and continue to grow.

Antibiotic resistance can happen with any kind of antibiotic that may be bought from any independent pharmacy. It would not matter where you acquire such an antibiotic. To date, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the US every year and it has the potential to affect people at any stage of life.

Bacteria and fungi do not have to be resistant to every antibiotic to be dangerous. A showing of resistance to even one antibiotic can already mean serious problems. If antibiotics lose their effectiveness, we lose the ability to treat infections and control these public health threats.

In order to survive, germs develop certain defense tactics against antibiotics. These are collectively called resistance mechanisms. When germs have the right combination of resistance mechanisms, it can make all antibiotics ineffective, thus, making infections untreatable. Antibiotic-resistant germs can also share their resistance mechanisms with other germs that have not been exposed to antibiotics.

Germs like bacteria and fungi always find ways to survive. They can develop new cell processes that avoid using the antibiotic’s target, change or destroy antibiotics using enzymes, and restrict antibiotic access by changing their entryways or limiting them. To guard yourself against antibiotic-resistant infections, follow the proper ways to use or take antibiotics. Always listen to your doctor and work with a trusted local pharmacy in Texas – like us!

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