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OTC antibiotics

ssdd - 19-5-2007 at 16:55

So I am doing a small experiment with bacteria and was just wondering if anyone had any ideas where I could get good antibiotics. I am not sure if you can get things like penicillin or other well known ones OTC... I looked around in my local pharmacy and didn't seem to find much other than some creams.

Thanks for any input.

dedalus - 19-5-2007 at 20:34

You'll find a fair selection at any pet store specializing in tropical fish

evil_lurker - 19-5-2007 at 21:03

Ag and vet supply places, you can get oxytetracycline and a few other ones.

ssdd - 20-5-2007 at 05:39

Ahhh ok I didn't even think of looking at a place like that.

Sounds like a field trip later today or tomorrow... ;)

oxybate - 24-5-2007 at 20:48

Even better, I would look at the "Asian" food stores around you. If you live decently close to an urban area, the chances are that your local such store has a gajillion antibiotics imported, but in unrecognizable form. My local chinese store has cefalexin, penicillin and erythromycin - its just in boxes labelled in chinese and customs obviously misses this. Not that there's an intention on the part of the chinese folks to defraud customs - I'm pretty sure they have no clue that such import regulations exist - just that noone's told them that it ain't allowed. And the local chinese community doesn't care or know otherwise, either.