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Always Finish Your Antibiotics? Longer is Better? Outdated Ideas About Antibiotics are Common, Study Finds


Almost 90% of Americans believe that it’s always best to take the full course of antibiotics, even when you feel better—consistent with long-running but now outdated health campaigns. The reality is more complicated.

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