when we are suffering from ailments that they do not concern us too and so common we believe that do not require a visit to the doctor, is easy to opt for self-medication. This happens mainly when the illness or symptoms are passengers, a friend or relative has been treated with such or such medication or simply know its use due to its advertising in the media of communication.
A mens rea of grinding wheel, a supplement to prevent cramping of unknown nature, arthritis, an inflammatory pain in joints as knee gel … finally: a large number of people trying to give relief to situations such as those supplying medicines without a prescription.
the bad news is that many of those times, the only thing achieved with self-medication is mask or exacerbate symptoms, as well as unleash new challenges of a greater evil.
Among the reasons why people take this (although perhaps unknown it,) is a great risk, is the poor economic situation facing, so lack the resources to pay a medical service in particular, while medical insurance is also hardly accessible, in some countries the coverage of public health is not enough.
For agreement figures that it handles the Argentina pharmaceutical Confederation, 15 per cent of the consultations carried out due to a complication for self-medication. Of that percentage, 5% ends up in hospital admission. If these data are not sufficient to take this problem seriously, it should be added that a year 100,000 people die for their cause.
Alternative health magazine
Tags: self-medication, risks
