A recent study showed that nine pharmaceuticals commonly used in residential aged care significantly enhanced bacterial resistance to antibiotics, adding to the growing worldwide problem of declining antibiotic effectiveness, and the attendant morbidity and mortality. These included Advil, Tylenol, diclofenac (an anti-inflammatory to treat arthritis), furosemide (for high blood pressure), metformin (for high sugar levels linked to diabetes), atorvastatin (to help lower cholesterol and fats in the blood), tramadol (a stronger pain medication post-surgery), temazepam (used to treat sleeping problems), and pseudoephedrine (a decongestant). Are these or other drugs also causing lowered immune defenses against chronic viruses, which you have confirmed are the cause of 85% of chronic diseases? Hanbiao Chen, Sylvia A. Sapula, John Turnidge, Henrietta Venter. The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli. npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, 2025; 3 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s44259-025-00144-w.

This is quite a complex picture, but we can confirm for you that there are similar problems on the viral side of the microbial ledger. Pharmaceutical agents have a variety of downsides. It is not only tampering with microbial resistance that can represent a liability from their use, but many ways in which they interfere with and confound natural resistance to microbial attack and leave the body more vulnerable to the consequences of pathogens that gain a foothold and become a chronic presence. This is particularly troublesome with the viruses, as you have learned through your careful probing, that so many diagnosable chronic ailments, in fact 85% of total cases, represent a viral cause that is not being addressed and, in some cases, aggravated by concomitant medical attempts for subduing the symptoms while not understanding the underlying cause.