Usage Note
Antibiotique is both noun and adjective in French — you can say un traitement antibiotique ('an antibiotic treatment'). In France, overprescription of antibiotics prompted the famous public health campaign 'Les antibiotiques, c'est pas automatique', which significantly changed prescribing habits.
Examples
"Le médecin m'a prescrit des antibiotiques."
Natural Translation
The doctor prescribed me antibiotics.

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