#pharmacist said the excess was in case i got an infection afterwards

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If you do have leftover anibiotics, do not "throw them out." This also goes for any and all medicine. They need to be disposed of in a specific way, so that they do not harm the environment.

Most pharmacies will take in leftover medicine and send them back to distrubitors so that they get disposed of properly. If you're uncertain if the pharmacies in your country do this, then please do look it up!

Info specifically for those of you living in Norway (since I live here lmao) - pharmacies are obligated to accept expired, leftover and unused medicine! So go hand them in! (:

Remember kids! NEVER save left-over antibiotics! You should never have leftover antibiotics, because you have to finish the whole course! Not doing so, or giving your antibiotics to someone else who hasn’t been prescribed them is how we got superbugs, that are resistant to antibiotics! 

ALWAYS finish your antibiotics, even if you don’t think you’re sick anymore! NEVER give your antibiotics to other people, there is no guaruntee they will have any effect, or the same effect, and without a full course, will not help them even if it is the right medicine for the job. 

BOTH cases result in resistant superbugs, which are dangerous to everyone, and hurt everyone. You might think you’re helping your poorer friends who cannot afford an antibiotic/to be seen by a doctor, but you’re not. You’re just hurting everyone.