All of the anti-diarrhoeals and nearly half of the cough syrups used, are considered unsuitable for use in common childhood illnesses. Prescription practices by doctors have many harmful characteristics in common with self medication. Moreover, the example of doctors' prescriptions seems to encourage...
When comparing the reported data on the reasons for both prescribed and non-prescribed antibiotic consumption, the differences do not seem to vary substantially. The use of antibiotics without a prescription was mainly for cough, pain in some part of the body, wounds and fever. By and large, ...
When analyzing the type of ADRs most encountered, two major groups emerge;common-mild reactionsandrare-severe reactions. Common-severe reactions are not approved for clinical usage and rare-mild reactions are usually not noticed or reported. Cutaneous ADRs are among the most frequent adverse reactions...
and it smelled every bit from the 16th century. It was musty, and I’m sure it wasn’t mold-free. The old stone smelled damp, high ledges were dusty, and there were rooms and hallways that could have used some fresh air. Not once did I feel the need to stifle a cough....
Mothers were giving antibiotics to their children without prescription mainly for cough (33.54%). Amoxicillin (50.25%) was the preferred antibiotic, with 54.08% incorrect use. Other antibiotics abused were cephalexin (8.46%), co-amoxiclav (6.15%), erythromycin (4.87%), co-trimoxazole (4...