Stephen got an infection in his pee-pee and the doctor prescribed him two antibiotics - one oral and one topical.
I'm not even a doctor and know that giving oral antibiotics to a kid under 2 years old TRIPLES his risk of developing asthma later in life. Besides other serious side effects. So why would a doctor even prescribe them?
The doctor, of course, did not even mention any risks to us, and neither did the pharmacist who filled the prescription.
It's a good thing that I had happened to remember reading something about this issue previously and Stephen was protected from possible lifelong complications of what I can only call medical malpractice.
By the way, we are using the topical application only and the problem is resolving nicely.
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