A friend of mine living in a rural area told me that antibiotics
are available for home use at most agricultural stores. She has been
feeding herself and her family five or six teaspoons of tetracycline a
day for years to prevent diseases. She claims that tetracycline is only
available in rural areas because if it were sold in cities it would
quickly become abused and used improperly. My question is can I get a
prescription for this from my doctor. My friend says she only needs about
six or seven pounds of it for her family of four per year. I don't think
its fair that because I live in a citie I can't get it too. I really want
to get this drug.

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This has GOT to be a troll, right?  It's really breathtaking in any case.

City folks who want to abuse tetracycline can buy it at their local
aquarium supply store.

I am a complete city slicker, so I don't have a good handle on
what's sold at ag stores, but I'd imagine that this is a feed
supplement that you mix with everything else the hogs/chickens/etc.
eat.  In that capacity, I would HOPE it's somewhat dilute, because
5-6 teaspoons of pure tetracycline would be a tremendous dose;
enough to make someone very ill (I'd be surprised if they could
keep it down.)  Aside from that, there's the whole issue of purity
and quality of the drug in a preparation designed for animals.

Taking antibiotics regularly isn't a very good thing for yourself or
for the community if you don't have a medical reason to take them.
They will not prevent most diseases, may cause problems of their own
through their own toxicity and by reducing the "good" bacteria which
compete with the "bad" ones in your body, and it contributes to the
development of bacterial resistance in the population at large.

In other words, your friend has manure for brains; she's not someone
you should be emulating.
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UB> What about Tetracycline's tendency to damage and discolor tooth
UB> enamel?
Tetracycline only damages developing teeth, that is why it is not
recommended for use in children under 8 yrs of age.

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It looks as though rural areas are  equally as capable of abusing
tetracycline. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics such as tetracycline can
endanger society as a whole by promoting the development of drug resistance
in bacteria: If a physician were to prescribe this way to a family of four,
the parents would be as mad as hell when their childrens teeth were
malformed and the couldn't go out in the sun because of their photophobia.
They would also glow in the twilight.

        tetracycline works by inhibiting the formation of bacterial
ribosomes, which are similar in structure to human mitochondrial ribosomes,
hence their contra-indication in pregnancy. If you don't know this, then
you have no business using the drug.

Regards, David
not the opinion of OSUCOM

: What about Tetracycline's tendency to damage and discolor tooth enamel?

Tetracycline is primarily contraindicated in young children and pregnant
woman (as it crosses the placenta) for its effects on developing teeth and
bones.  Once a child's permanent dentition is established, it shouldn't
be much of a problem in the discoloration department :).

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In Tennessee, feed stores and farm co-op stores do carry a number of
prescription {*filter*} but a prescription is required from a veterinarian before
you can buy them.

I owned horses for 20 years in Connecticut....and  I purchased meds on
a regular basis from my local ag store.  I also had a catalog from a
supplier....and I purchased on a regular basis from them.  For certain
things, I did need a script from a veterinarian, however.
Antibiotics were freely available.  

Sorry for the cross posting.  But I think this sounds quite urgent.  I
hope you medical experts could help.

Thanks in advance.

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