Thanks for the info. Yes, I am certain enough that it’s the same as the controlled version, but things can change, too. Certainly keeping your immune system robust by the ways you suggest is excellent policy. Happily all those vitamins/ supplements are available in a healthy diet. Most needed ingredients are absorbed more readily from food, especially fruits and vegetables.

Do you know what the quality is out of India? Have you bought it recently? My understanding is that there are shortages all over the world, but if it’s still readily available in other countries, that would tell us something about our own shortages. I did see it advertised in Mexico earlier this year.

@@BethsHappyHome I have also bought antibiotics in Mexico and my personal experience was that they are not quite as strong as what we buy in America. I had to take more to get the desired result. I haven’t tried the ones from India yet. I have friends who’ve used them and been happy with the result. In looking at the packaging they seem to be made by well-known companies like Abbott.

Very interesting. I believe It would be hard to measure the strength of antibiotics in the same person or people because you’d have no information about the strain of bacteria treated, and the level of resistance built from previous use

Yes, I have a feeling that you’re right. I just don’t see who is benefiting so far, unless it’s true that the pharm companies are responding to federal price regulations for antibiotics by not manufacturing sufficient supply. That could force the feds to deregulate to make it more profitable. If that were to happen there would be a sharp price increase until supply and demand regulated the price naturally.