Prescription medicine can be confusing. Between TV commercials, online “wellness experts,” and that one friend who swears antibiotics cure everything, it’s no wonder myths still run wild in modern medicine. Even with all the information available at our fingertips, old-school beliefs and half-truths still creep into treatment decisions every day. The result? Patients demand drugs they don’t need, skip ones they do, or make choices based on rumors instead of reality. Let’s bust eight persistent prescription myths that continue to shape medical decisions—and sometimes make recovery harder than it has to be.
