"Sorry, There Is No Such Thing": You’ve Probably Heard These 31 Health “Facts” A Million Times, But That Doesn’t Make Them True

11. "When prescribed a course of antibiotics, it is NOT okay to stop them when you feel better. At this point, you probably feel better because most of the bacteria have been killed, except for a few that are naturally stronger. If you don't finish your full course, these will then multiply, and you will have an even worse infection, which is much harder to get rid of."

—u/cimd09

"I've always thought that pills should be color-coded. People get numb taking 20 white pills and get the idea that each is the same as the last, so once I feel better I'm good.

Instead of 20 white pills, why not 15 white, 3 blue and 2 red? Tell the patient to take them in that order without any further explanation: White, Blue, Red. Then you're done, but you must take them in that order. I'm willing to bet that using a bit of social engineering, more people would finish their antibiotic course."

—u/Kayge