Perception that antibiotics are harmless is widespread.

EurekAlert– May 31, 2018. “The problem is that patients, but more surprisingly clinicians, are not fully recognizing the potential harms from antibiotic use”, said Dr. Klein of CDDEP. “Despite the fact that approximately 20% of patients can get some sort of side effect, this does not seem to be as important a factor in decision-making as one would expect.”