Taking Medicine without Prescription in Afghanistan

 

Taking medicines without a prescription is common in many places in Afghanistan and sometimes it might take the life of a person.

AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some people and a physician about the danger of taking medicines without consulting a doctor.

Wali Muhammad, a resident of Kandahar province says: “I was suffering toothache and I took some medicines without consulting a doctor. The medicines cause me stomach problem.”

Chaman Gul, a resident of Nangarhar province says: “once my baby was sick and I gave her some medicines without a prescription. After a few minutes, some itchy red rashes appeared on her body and then I took him to a physician.”

Doctor Muhammadullah Ahmadi, a physician in one of the private hospitals in Kabul city says: “anxieties, weakness, anesthetics, and vomiting is the early symptoms of taking medicines without consulting a physician.

Taking medicines without a prescription could cause stomach ache, stomach ulcer, intestinal ulcers, and ultimately becomes cancerous. abdominal pain could also be caused permanent paralysis, heart diseases and damage of kidneys and liver, and at the end, it might cause the death of the patient.”

People should take medicines according to the prescription of the physician and families should keep all kinds of medicines out of reach of children.