A standard drink in the United States is any drink that contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fluid ounces or 1.2 tablespoons). Below are U.S. standard drink equivalents that in theory contain the same amount of alcohol (14 grams), and therefore create the same level of intoxication.
Prematurely discontinuing antibiotics can result in the infection being inadequately treated, with potentially adverse consequences or relapse of the infection. Antibiotics. Streptococcus is highly responsive to penicillin and the cephalosporin antibiotics. Penicillin has shown good effectiveness, and it is reliable and cheap. Oral penicillin V (Pen-Vee-K, Veetids) is the preferred oral form of penicillin for strep throat.
They can also do a rapid strep test or throat culture to test for the presence of the strep bacteria. Once your doctor has confirmed that you have strep throat, an antibiotic like penicillin or amoxicillin will be prescribed. The antibiotics reduce the amount of time that you are contagious and help prevent the spread of the infection to other parts of your body.