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Antibiotics and the four rules of the game

Unused pills in a trash bin. [Getty Images]

Have you ever left the hospital or pharmacy with a prescription in hand, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the long list of instructions and potential side effects?

Well, those blister packs or little envelopes brimming with pills might be antibiotics, a powerful weapon against bacterial infections.

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