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Welcome to a new episode of HealthyCast in Saramago FM.

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Hello everyone, today is this episode, we are going to talk about the antibiotics.

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But before we are going to learn about science, let me share a quick anecdote.

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Did you know that the first time Alexander Lemmings discovered penicillin,

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he probably wasn't thinking about saving lives, but rather about cleaning up his messy laboratory.

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Yes, that's how casual one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century was.

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After this introduction, what are antibiotics?

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They are medicines that fight with bacterial infections, in people and in animals.

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They are only effective with bacteria, not with other illness.

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There are two types, broad spectrum that kill all bacteria and narrow spectrum that only kill specific bacteria.

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That's awesome. What different forms they are?

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There are three forms. Oral cavity, like pills or capsules, and topically, like cream or drugs, and also by injections only in serious cases.

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Oh, my favorite one is by oral cavity because it's easier to treat. But why are antibiotics dangerous?

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Because of excessive use of them. This can cause less sensitivity to bacteria and can be harder to treat.

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Also, they can cause second effects.

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And why is it so important to take care about antibiotics?

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The proper use of antibiotics is important because they save lives by treating bacterial infections,

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prevent the spread of disease and reduce serious complications.

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However, inappropriate use can lead to antibiotics less resistant, limiting treatment options and making infections harder to treat.

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Now we are going to do an interview with a great nurse to tell us a little more about the subject.

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Hello, very good. I am Marco Gutierrez, nurse of the hospital 12 de Octubre.

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Hello, we wanted to ask you how it is to be an expert in antibiotics.

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Well, for me it is the best job because you learn a lot and day by day you discover new things.

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And how did you decide to specialize in the subject?

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Pues desde pequeño me había gustado la medicina y la rama de los antibióticos me encantó.

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¡Qué bien! ¡Qué interesante! ¿Cuál dirías que es el antibiótico más vendido?

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El más vendido es la pedicinina, que aunque parezca que no, es de lo que más se usa para este tipo de infecciones bacteriales.

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¡Guau! Muchas gracias por habernos informado un poquito más sobre este tema. ¡Hasta luego!

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Gracias a vosotros. ¡Un placer!

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Mario, did you know that in Spain we consume more than 1,000 boxes of antibiotics on a year?

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That's impossible. There are lots of antibiotics.

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And you know what is the most selling one?

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Yes, it's the antitropin.

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And it's used for treating a variety of bacterial infections like pneumonia or strep.

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Wow, I know that also penicillin is very famous, no?

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Yes, that's true.

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But you know that in 2014 was estimated that multiresistant bacteria claimed the lives of around 50,000 people in Europe and in USA?

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Oh my God, I didn't know it.

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But that's amazing.

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Yes, is it?

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I think we have learned a lot in this podcast.

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Do you think so?

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Yes, I think so.

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Thanks for hearing with us.

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go to the next episode of HealthyCast.

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Thanks for listening us.