QUOTE(Decky @ Dec 9 2012, 03:40 PM)
whats iinm?
Thanks for replying.
I'm actually quite noob in terms of medical knowledge tbh. So I'll try to come up with an example from daily life.
Clarinase I think it was called is used to treat a flu. So since my doc gives me antibiotics to treat a flu too...
Honestly unsure. (my lecturer told me that the doc shouldn't be giving antibiotics so easily like this though)
iinm - If I'm not mistaken
I am also a noob in this since I'm not even studying medical stuffs

I've just Googled up Clarinase, and subsequently Pseudoephedrine and Loratadine... these medicines are prescribed for those with flu (you are right about that one), but they function as stimulants for dis-congestion only it seems, doesn't relate to killing the bacteria at all
Antibiotics are powerful medicines, which is why Doctors (both knowledgeable and non-knowledgeable) often prescribe them to kill off everything (including good bacteria in your system)