Brochure - Abx side effects - caregivers

Do antibiotics have side
effects?
Anytime antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects. When antibiotics aren’t
needed, they won’t help you, and the side effects could still hurt you. Common side
effects of antibiotics can include:

Rash

Dizziness

Nausea

Yeast
Infections

Antibiotics save lives. When a patient needs antibiotics,
the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects.
To learn more about antibiotic prescribing and use,
visit www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use.

Diarrhea

More serious side
effects include
Clostridium difficile
infection (also called
C. difficile or C. diff),
which causes diarrhea
that can lead to severe
colon damage and
death. People can also
have severe and lifethreatening allergic
reactions.