Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Self medication can be either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the circmstances. > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear Sir, Thank u so much for moderating this subject as it is a serious concern in our countries. We have many cases of self medication and the health hazards due to this are on the increase. Kindly suggest what is done in ur respective countless to avoid self medication Shahzin Tanzania > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear all, Self medication may not be safe, leading to adverse effects in consumers and also possible antimicrobial resistance le > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 self medication i believe is not totally wrong if OTC's are the drugs used. However rational use of drugs should be restricted to precsription only medicines > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear Sir, Is there any data on the extent of problem of selfe medication in India? Best Regards, Group 4 > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear NetrumiansWhat we should promote is responsible self medication. To explain, if a person has a headache - he should be able to take paracetamol may be for one or two doses. However, if the headache lasts for two or three days he/she should see a doctor. It is our responsibility to educate consumers on responsible self medication. GitanjaliOn Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Sri Lankan <chandaniewanigatunge@...> wrote: Â Self medication can be either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the circmstances. > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > -- Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane Pondicherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear NetrumiansSrilanka has come out with a very good patient's formulary giving information on commonly prescribed medicines. There are also some information available for visually challenged and hearing impaired people. GitanjaliOn Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Sri Lankan <chandaniewanigatunge@...> wrote: Â Self medication can be either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the circmstances. > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > -- Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane Pondicherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Self medication is one of the issues on Rational Drug Use that we are trying to in address in the Philippines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi Yes we should worry coz some of those drugs approved to be OTCs can actually cause serious side effects if over used. So why not check on them also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear leThe problem of antimicrobial resistance has to be tackled by a many pronged approach. Antibiotics should not be sold in a pharmacy without a prescription. Legislation is in place, but it is not being implemented. Consumer education should be a priority. Unfortunately it is not so. GitanjaliOn Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:16 PM, ddeidun <danielle.deidun@...> wrote: Â Dear all, Self medication may not be safe, leading to adverse effects in consumers and also possible antimicrobial resistance le > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > -- Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane Pondicherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi That's a very good topic cause in developing countries most illnesses are treated dy self-medication. But as it is an extensive topic it whould be better to seprate it and then talk about each section. sections such as antibiotic self-medication, self-medication with OTCs and ... . ------------------------------- Shadi-roodi Pharm.D & Ph.D Assiatant Prof. in Pharmacology School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences Qom, Iran From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>netrum Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 2:07:28 PMSubject: Self medication Hi membesr,Welcome to the discussion. Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session.It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post.Vijay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dear members, Whenever a medicine is being purchased, the pharmacist should explain the patient about the problems which can arise with self medication and staple a leaflet explaining how, when to take the drug (at the most 2 or 3 doses) and possible problems with the drug, when to report to doctor etc. along with the pack. Anupama Self medication can be either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the circmstances. > > Hi membesr, > Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > Vijay > -- Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane Pondicherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Yes true. Vijay > > > > Hi membesr, > > Welcome to the discussion. > > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > > Vijay > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Shahzin, Even in India the conditions are no different. The country as such has not done much in this area. Sporadic, isolated attempts are there to educate the people about the dangers associated with self medication of diseases. However self medictaion of simple,common ailments is welcome. Vijay > > > > Hi membesr, > > Welcome to the discussion. > > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > > Vijay > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 1.When this is almost true that selling of antibiotics without prescription can not be curbed or the administartion has failed to implement this rule, the training of retailers (pharmacists) for propoer use of antibiotics may improve??? Just wondering! At this moment it is not legal in Indian Legislation. 2. It is not just selling of rampant antibiotics at pharmacy, there are prescriptions too. Guru Prasad Mohanta, M.Pharm., Ph.D.Department of Pharmacy,malai University,malai Nagar- 608 002,Tamil Nadu,IndiaTel: +914144238431 ®+914144239738 (O)Fax: +914144238080 Dear all,Self medication may not be safe, leading to adverse effects in consumers and also possible antimicrobial resistancele > > Hi membesr,> Welcome to the discussion. > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session.> It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post.> Vijay> -- Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane Pondicherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi, The WHO training module for promoting rational use of medicines in community quotes many studies where the community and pharmacist behaviour could be changed after peoper training. Yes, it is worth emulating but is time consuming. It is said that " practice makes a person perfect " . The well known management Guru Mr Shiv Khera explains that if the practice is wrong, the perfection achieved will be wrong! A person practicing wrong practice will lead to perpetuiting wrongs. Hence it should be " perfect practice makes a person perfect " . Vijay > > > > > Hi membesr, > > Welcome to the discussion. > > Make sure you pick up the skills of e-discussion in this session. > > It is compulsory to identify you with your name at th end of every post. > > Vijay > > > > > > > > -- > Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane > Pondicherry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Dear All, Self medication especially with Antibiotics is realy a problem in India. There are several reasons behind it as per the opinion of the experts, Existing Drug laws prohibiting self medication with antibiotics(all antibiotics are included under Schedule H), but that provisions are hardly implemented. There are lot of apprehension about the effectiveness of a new legislation. Effective measures may be- Improving public awareness, awareness amongst Retail shop owners, Retail shop workers. Sometimes wrong /over prescription of antibiotics pose more problem than self medication. Therefore, rational prescribing by physicians may be an important measure. Regards. Dr. Subhash C. Mandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 DEAR ALL, WE SHOULD TRY AYURVEDIC ANTIBIOTICS. OBSERVE AND NOTE THE EFFECT ON OURSELF FOR OUR AGEING PROBLEMS AND CHRONIC INFECTION or inflamation. my sign disappeard. why? dr surendraOn Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:28:48 , Subhash Mandal <subhash.mandaldr@...> wrote Dear All, Self medication especially with Antibiotics is realy a problem in India. There are several reasons behind it as per the opinion of the experts, Existing Drug laws prohibiting self medication with antibiotics(all antibiotics are included under Schedule H), but that provisions are hardly implemented. There are lot of apprehension about the effectiveness of a new legislation. Effective measures may be- Improving public awareness, awareness amongst Retail shop owners, Retail shop workers. Sometimes wrong /over prescription of antibiotics pose more problem than self medication. Therefore, rational prescribing by physicians may be an important measure. Regards. Dr. Subhash C. Mandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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