It's legal.
Absolutely legal. A provider with prescriptiive privileges can write prescriptions limited only by their license and those privileges.
It's legal.
Resurrecting an old thread. Do I need a prescription for Augmentin?
Yeah
They might have it over the counter for fish though
Looked but couldn't find it.
Does anyone know if it can be found for fish?
Thomas Labs Supply. fish mox flex etc
Don’t think augmenting is on the menu
Good question. Procurement is the biggest problem for most folks. Sometimes you can find a prepper friendly doctor. May be tough, but doesn't hurt to ask. Veterinary supply shops should be a good source.
I keep a few antibiotics around for SHTF. You need a few to over the majority of scenarios you could encounter. You also need some knowledge on what to treat. In normal times people love going to the doctor for "sinus infections" and "bronchitis". They get antibiotics and often complain they aren't strong enough and didn't work. They don't work because 90-98% of these infections are viral. Studies show that even the bacterial sinus infections get better with no antibiotics. You won't want to waste your precious resources on these. If people have just a cough, productive of ugly stuff with a fever it may be pneumonia. I imagine if SHTF this will become much more common. That is worth treating. Skin infections are likely to be the most common thing encountered.
Doxycycline - This is a good all-around antibiotic. Great for SHTF because it treats respiratory infections, skin infections (including most strains of MRSA) and tick borne diseases like Lyme. Bad because unlike many antibiotics, it actually has a shelf life. I wouldn't use this more than 3 years beyond factory expiration date. Probably 5 years beyond expiration noted on the bottle. One twice a day for 10 days. Even though the recommendations for Lyme say treat for 21 days, 10 is sufficient.
Ciprofloxacin/levofloxacin/moxifloxacin - cousins, but levofloxacin and moxifloxacin cover more. Good for pneumonia, urinary tract infections, intra-abdominal infections (diverticulitis), bacterial diarrhea, and also treat anthrax, if that is an issue.
Bactrim (TMP/SMZ) - Another good "workhorse". If I could pick only one, this would be it. Treats skin infections (including most strains of MRSA), respiratory infections like pneumonia, intra-abdominal infections, urinary tract infections.
Metronidazole -Use in combination with Bactrim or any of the -floxacin antibiotics for penetrating abdominal wounds. Use by itself for parasitic infections like amebic dysentery.
Tamiflu - May be useful. I have it because I can, but probably the least important thing. If you have a group and the flu hits, quarantine those people who have it. If you have very young or very old folks, they may be worth treating. If I were in a SHTF scenario and I got the flu, I wouldn't take it for myself.
Shelf life on everything but doxycycline should be decades.
Fish augmentin link:
https://payless-petproducts.com/fishamoxicillinplus.html
(120 second search in Duckduckgo)
Let me rephrase. I am looking for Fish Augmentin that are also USP grade products.
Thanks.
I’m not a medical professional, but the internet says that Augmentin is a brand name for generic amoxicillin. Unless your fish needs brand name antibiotics, look into amoxicillin.
Thomas Labs pills are USP certified.
I hope your fish feels better!
So, hypothetically, if I signed up with a telemedicine app and told the doctor I was sick and coughing up green/yellow gunk. Will the doc at the other end of the line prescribe antibiotics?
Depends on the doctor.
This is like spotting a unicorn. One time at the oaks gun show a prepper booth had IVs.What about sourcing IV bags? I think ringers is probably a good one to keep on hand. I once came across a Canadian home birth supply website that sold them, but I couldn’t find definitively if they needed a script.