Which medication is primarily used to treat bacterial infections?

The medication used primarily to treat bacterial infections is an antibiotic. Antibiotics work by targeting specific features of bacterial cells that are not found in human cells, effectively killing the bacteria or inhibiting their growth. This allows the body’s immune system to eliminate the infection more effectively.

While anticoagulants are primarily used to prevent blood clotting, and antiplatelet medications help prevent platelets from clumping together to form clots, neither of these has any effect on bacterial infections. Antifungals, on the other hand, are specifically used to treat fungal infections, which are caused by different pathogens altogether. Therefore, when dealing with bacterial infections, antibiotics are the appropriate choice as they are designed specifically to combat bacteria.