Doctors explained how to read the instructions to drugs

This need to know everyone.

Even the most simple drug and has the user manual. Sometimes it is a small piece of paper with a couple of dozen lines, and sometimes impressive dimensions of the liner, which is written in small print much that is even hard to read – not to understand. But any manual should be studied. Go over the sections.

Description

Always small, this section explains how looks specific drug in the literal sense. It is useful to read in terms of identifying fakes: if the description of the tablets claimed as round yellowish with a certain marking, and you found blisters is something else, be wary!

Contraindications

Ideally, the doctor, assigning the tool needs to clarify, and if you do to accept it: look at the map, ask you. But in any case it is useful to read the list of contraindications and find out if you have something confused or alarmed. It is especially important to do this to pregnant women – not all in the early stages remember that it is necessary to clarify whether it is possible to take a specific medicine in this state, and the doctor is not always noticeable.

Method of application

Again, not always the doctor to determine the dose, explains exactly how to take the medicine. This section will give detailed information. If it says “drinking water” means water and not something else. If the “before meal”, the other options can not be.

Side effects

This section is the most “popular” those who buy drugs, and usually the longest. And usually, it is read incorrectly. Comes to what, impressed above, people prefer to opt out of receiving funds, despite the fact that the “doctor ordered”, and this, of course, wrong. Of course, it is not necessarily everything that is written in the “Side effects” happen to anyone who starts taking this medicine. But the manufacturer is obliged to list all possible reactions, even if the risk of their occurrence is negligible. Notice what is usually provided in the list marked “Often”, “Seldom”, etc. To a greater extent information for the doctor than for the patient, although aware of the possible effects is.

Overdose of the drug

In this section, except for the effects of overdose, and always described the action plan in case this happened, to know it is important and necessary. By the way, this is one of the reasons why you should not throw away the user manual to the medication as long as you take it.

Combination with other drugs

Many are taking multiple drugs. And it almost always requires certain conditions, because some of them are antagonists to each other, and still more that amplify the effects, and it can become a serious problem until the poisoning. What you should not accept always listed in this section. There is also relevant to many information on the specific combination of the drug with alcohol.

Special instructions

This section should definitely be read, for example, drivers. It contains information about whether the drug on the ability to drive mechanisms – including the car. It violates not only alcohol and medications that contain it, but many popular in which no hint of it – for example, some anti.

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