Self-medication, as the name suggests is using a drug without consulting a physician. Most people don’t realise how dangerous self medication can get. Most drugs have side-effects and can react adversely if taken in combination with other medications.
The other day in a party, I was amused to hear people tell their stories about who is taking what all medication and to my surprise, I learnt, most of the people were taking some or the other drug. What was shocking, though was that more than half of these people were taking medicines on their own without any medical prescription!
52% Indians self medicate because no one has the time to go to a doctor. These are results of a pan-India study conducted by a healthcare firm Lybrate, on 20,000 respondents from 10 different cities.
We’ve all been there; a sudden ache, a tingling sensation or an ailment of unexplained origin. Instead of going to the doctor, we’d rather go on the internet and find out about the cause, medication and dosage right there.