Beneficial+Meds

What are some beneficial medications? What are some medications that you can get over the counter? There are many medications that be helpful, and many that you don't even need a prescription for. Some medications, you need a prescription because some medications have side effects, like dizziness. Amoxicillin is one of many medications that you need a prescription for. Amoxicillin helps fight bacteria that causes infections. Amoxicillin helps treat ear infections, salmonella infection, etc. If you have a sore throat, and a very high fever, then this is one of the cases where you need to go to the doctor, just to make sure everything is okay. The doctor will take several tests, and write a prescription based upon what your test results were. Some medications like amoxicillin is not given over the counter because some people misuse medications that are not good for themselves and other people. There are many medications that you can get over the counter like, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, etc. Over the counter medications means that you get medications without a given prescription because you don't need one. The reason why there is an over the counter medications because the Food and Drug Administration decides if a certain type of medication is safe enough to sell without a doctor's prescription. Still, there are some risks of taking medications without a doctor's consultation because then you don't know what type of problems the medication can cause for you. This is why you should always go to the doctor if a certain illness is not cured by an over the counter medication, maybe because it created more problems. Resources- http://medcatalog.net/images/Picturies/drug-picture-54.html