Antibiotics - Yes or No?
Updated | By Workzone with Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp
Are we for or anti
antibiotics?

As parents, we want our children to always be in the best of health. So what happens when they get sick and need an antibiotic?
Are antibiotics really bad for them? Is it really a high-risk-high-reward medication?
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Or has it been misconstrued by media myths? If they help us, how do they actually help us?
We brought in general practitioner and fellow mom Dr Louise Engelbrecht to get the truth!
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We chatted about what antibiotics actually do to our bodies, what you shouldn’t use antibiotics for, what you should, how much you should take, and what responsible antibiotic use actually entails.
Watch our video below to help you make an informed decision when faced with an antibiotic prescription for your little one.
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