Pinkeye! Test subject?

Question

I've had pinkeye since I woke up Monday morning. It has not gone away and the Nurse Practitioner I saw was kinda fishy bout it when she gave me prescription--Gentamicin eye drops and Amoxicillin pills. Did she give me some new experimental drugs and that's why it hasn't gone away yet??

Thanks

Answer 1

You really should see an eye doctor.  Gentamicin drops are not the drug of choice for most eye doctors anymore, and in very few cases do we prescribe oral antibiotics.  If your pinkeye is viral, there is no medication to cure it.  Just like the common cold, it must run it's course.