Surat: Out of 50 infected persons, nearly half of them are on self-prescribed over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. This will create a challenging situation in the future, said Dr Chandresh Jardoshcity-based general physician,
“Covid-infected persons are not consulting the doctors. They are taking antibiotics, even if it is not required and are also leaving the course incomplete, which is a major threat. This will develop resistance among the individuals and will not be helpful in curing them in the future,” said Dr Jardosh.
As covid cases, going by the government data, have seen significant drop in the city over the past two days, experts are pointing at the base of the iceberg where many with infections have probably not got any medical help at all.
Dr Dilip Gadhvipresident of Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that there is nothing like ‘non-harmful medicine’.
“Every medicine has side-effects, and the treating doctor knows why some of the medicines are prescribed to a specific patient. There could be general medicines, but it should not be generalized. The wrong medication causes complications,” he said.
Dr Mehul Shah, secretary of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gujarat state branch, said that rational and judicious use of medicines should be under guidance of the doctors only. “Otherwise we will invite other complications or masking of symptoms. We have already seen the impact of unnecessary use of steroids in the past wave,” he said.
“Covid-infected persons are not consulting the doctors. They are taking antibiotics, even if it is not required and are also leaving the course incomplete, which is a major threat. This will develop resistance among the individuals and will not be helpful in curing them in the future,” said Dr Jardosh.
As covid cases, going by the government data, have seen significant drop in the city over the past two days, experts are pointing at the base of the iceberg where many with infections have probably not got any medical help at all.
Dr Dilip Gadhvipresident of Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that there is nothing like ‘non-harmful medicine’.
“Every medicine has side-effects, and the treating doctor knows why some of the medicines are prescribed to a specific patient. There could be general medicines, but it should not be generalized. The wrong medication causes complications,” he said.
Dr Mehul Shah, secretary of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gujarat state branch, said that rational and judicious use of medicines should be under guidance of the doctors only. “Otherwise we will invite other complications or masking of symptoms. We have already seen the impact of unnecessary use of steroids in the past wave,” he said.
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