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Do you really need to finish your antibiotics? Doctors question long-held advice

The Independent Health · 28 August 2026 at 14:43

Do you really need to finish your antibiotics? Doctors question long-held advice

You’ve probably heard it for years, every time you get a prescription for antibiotics: ‘Make sure to take all the pills’

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Do you really need to finish your antibiotics? Doctors question long-held advice

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