See answer: Though Chloramphenicol has been used for the treatment of gonorrhea over 40-50 yrs ago and perhaps even on a more limited basis in under-developed countries more recently; due to increasing resistance, safety concerns, and more effective antibiotics available nowadays, Chloramphenicol is no longer a first-line agent for any indication or infection or std in developed nations today.
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Effective but danger: Chloramphenicol is a very effective antibiotic, however noe virtually never prescribed due to the very dangerous potential side-effect of aplastic anemia. Bone marrow stops producing blood cells permanently.
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