Can intake of too much antibiotics cause liver damage? Absolutely!!!. Telithromycin, an antibiotic class of the ketolide is normally used for treating certain respiratory infection in adults caused by streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae that includes bronchitis and pneumonia. It was first approved by FDA on April 2004 but by January 2006, researchers were able to report severe cases of liver problems associated with ketek, including death. Due to this, FDA immediately issued a public health advisory and warned against its serious risk. A series of case study was conducted and was observed that patients, who were experiencing discoloring of their eyes and skin or appeared yellowish and had blurred vision we showing early signs and symptoms of liver damage. Telithromycin should only be used for infections caused by a susceptible microorganism. Because it is not effective against any sort of viral infection, consuming these would further expose patient with higher risk of side-effects without any benefits. The patients who were studied eventually reported to develop jaundice and abnormal liver function. Sever hepatitis and hepatocellular damage was also noticed in patience taking this antibiotics.
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How sad that people must get liver damage before taking action to get rid of. New drugs are scary to try until the reports start coming in.
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