Ketek Antibiotic
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The antibiotic Ketek is used to treat infections such as sinus infections, bronchitis and pneumonia, but recently has been shown in studies to have dangerous side effects including liver failure, hepatitis, and death.
Antibiotics, such as Ketek, kill or slow the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics are one class of antimicrobials, a larger group which also includes anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-parasitic drugs. They are relatively harmless to the host, and therefore can be used to treat infections.
The term, coined by Selman Waksman, originally described only those formulations derived from living organisms, in contradistinction to "chemotherapeutic agents", which were purely synthetic.
Nowadays the term "antibiotic" is also applied to synthetic antimicrobials, such as the sulfa drugs. Antibiotics are small molecules with a molecular weight less than 2000. They are not enzymes. Some antibiotics are made from mold.
see also:
Treatment for Pneumonia
Ketek - A Risky treatment for PneumoniaKetek: Pneumonia treatment putting you at risk for Liver damage
Medication Safety
Important facts on the medication Ketek and your SafetyWhat to know about your safety from the medication Ketek
Facts
Ketek- What facts you need to knowKetek and your Health: All the facts Ketek users must know
