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Assignment 7.2 Critical Thinking Assignment.docx NURS 615 Antibiotics and Critical Thinking Maryville University NURS 615: Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Antibiotics and Critical Thinking Antibio... tics have played a significant role in healthcare since their discovery. The drugs are instrumental in the successful treatment of various disorders caused by bacterial strains. This has played a significant role in reducing mortality and morbidity associated with bacterial infections and improving the global population's quality of life across the lifespan. Different antibiotics with various modes of action, spectrum range, and resistance patterns have been developed since penicillin was discovered. The pharmacological properties remain critical in the development of antibiotics today. This paper explores the characteristics of antibiotics while developing the drug. The various antibiotic characteristics that would be taken into consideration while developing the drug are spectrum range, toxicity, absorption, and distribution in the body. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are useful in treating various bacterial infections caused by different bacterial strains, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. However, broad-spectrum antibiotics are highly susceptible to promoting antibiotic resistance compared to a narrow-spectrum antibiotic (Li, 2017). Indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is associated with causing damage to the host's microbiome (Li, 2017). The characteristics to consider include developing a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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