Self-Medication: A Silent Threat to Your Health
Self-Medication: More Harm Than Healing Over the counter pills have become routine for many of us in day-to-day life. Due to pressure of completing the assignments within stipulated time and correctly, a mild headache, cold, or digestive issue often happen. Also due to shortage of time to visit healthcare centres / healthcare professionals for proper diagnosis, people turn to self-medication. This may seem convenient and cost-effective, but self-medication often poses serious health risks outweighing the benefits. Introduction The term Self-medication itself states when person uses drugs or remedies without a doctor’s prescription and treat himself based on self-diagnosis. In this condition over the counter (OTC) medicines play a very important role. These OTC are suggested by non-professionals, quacks or as a part of regular medicine being used in many households by any of the family member. For minor issues or occasionally, the l...