Self-medication is fatal to health

A healthy and fit life is a great desire and need of a human being. Health is the greatest asset of our life but it is realized only when we lose it, so the importance of a healthy body can only be understood by a person who has suffered from any disease. According to health experts, not only does a well-balanced diet, exercise or walking and beneficial hobbies help to keep a person healthy, but after a certain age, a regular check-up with a doctor is important for early diagnosis of any disease. A person doesn't need to go to the doctor after the onset of a disease, but after some time, a medical examination can be helpful in the prevention of many diseases at the beginning, such as blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, heart diseases, and vision problems. Weakness, kidney problems, etc. In our society, going to a doctor is generally considered a bad thing, so most people take medicine themselves or on the advice of a friend or relative even in case of illness.

Self-medication without a doctor's prescription has many side effects; one of the main ones is that the unnecessary and unnecessary use of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance in the human body. Antibiotics are a group of drugs that are used against bacterial infections.

The rapidly increasing trend of self-medication in both rural and urban populations is common. Not only uneducated but educated people are also adopting the treatment. There is a growing trend among educated people to self-medicate using resources like the internet, which can prove to be very harmful as there are many websites on the internet that are not authentic.

According to medical experts, every medicine has a mechanism to work properly, for example, a medicine should not be taken on an empty stomach because it causes acidity or may have other side effects or some medicines have side effects. It is important to take or not take any other medication that a person who is self-medicating is not aware of and the medication may cause harm rather than a benefit. A doctor or pharmacist can provide better guidance on which medicine to take and how to take it. In addition, there are more chances of side effects. For example, antibiotics, diabetes, insulin, blood pressure drugs, etc. Doctors prescribe not only the right drug but also the appropriate amount considering the condition of each patient so that they have an effect.

In developed countries, such medicines are not available without a prescription which may cause side effects like antibiotics, diabetes, heart, kidney, and blood pressure medicines, etc., while in Pakistan all medicines are easily available without a doctor's prescription. The medicine that first brought relief to the patient may be allergic to that medicine or he may not need it or the nature of his disease may be detrimental to the use of the medicine which cured the patient earlier. Public awareness of this information is very important to discourage this type of self-medication and save human lives.

Conclusion:

ü It is important to always take the prescription of the medicine from a qualified doctor and also consult the doctor about its side effects if you are allergic to any medicine, it is also important to tell the doctor.

ü It is also very important to see that even if there are any side effects from using the medicine prescribed by the doctor, tell the doctor and not continue using the medicine because that medicine may be beneficial for the patient. If not, the doctor has to give another medicine instead.

ü Use the medicine only for the duration prescribed by the doctor, do not increase or decrease it at will. A healthy society can only promote a healthy mind which is necessary for the development of the country and this everyone has to play their role not only at the collective level but also at the individual level so that the future generation is healthy.