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In the last few years, the trend of taking medicine on one's own or after reading about it on Google has increased a lot. There are some medicines which people are continuously taking without doctor's advice. It has now become common to take medicine immediately in case of headache, fever or cough. People buy these medicines from medical stores near their homes and consume them. But do you know that taking such medicines is dangerous in many ways. This is causing problems ranging from drug resistance to overdose.
What are the disadvantages of consuming medicines from medical stores without doctor's advice and to know the answers to many such questions? Narendra Kumar Sharma, pharmacist of Ghaziabad district hospital. Have talked to.
Narendra Kumar Sharma tells that taking medicine in this way proves to be harmful. People take medicines for long or short periods of time without medical advice. If a medicine needs to be taken for five days and if you take it for 7 days or only 3 days, then it has its own disadvantages. If you keep taking antibiotics for a long time, then the risk of drug resistance increases. This means that there comes a time when the effect of medicines on the body starts decreasing or completely ends.
Many medicines are easily available over the counter. There should be a law regarding these that pharmacists should not give medicines to patients without doctor's prescription. By doing this, problems like antibiotic resistance can be avoided. Besides, it is also important that medicines are given only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Pharmacists should inform people about the right time to take the medicine and its dosage. This will be of great benefit. People will not overdose and will also take medicine at the right time.
Buying medicines from online platforms is safe, but the problem arises when people order medicines from any social media link. There is a risk of getting counterfeit or poor quality medicine. Choose only those websites which are registered with CDSCO, however try to buy medicines from good medical stores near your home.
Whenever a person goes to a medical store to buy medicine, always check the packaging and batch number of the medicine. Also check the expiry date written on the medicine. Now many pharmaceutical companies provide the facility to scan QR codes. Do use it. Check the medicine package to ensure that it is not too old or in bad condition. If you feel anything like this then do not buy the medicine.
