In India Antiallergic medicines as Antihitaminics, steroids, pain killers are used frequently by patients. Over the counter easy availabilty and lack of awareness of side effects in patients makes them casual of self medication and regular consumption of such medicines left and right. Sale of Acetaminophen, Cetrizine containing products is highest in India; Ppople have become addicted to it, patients cannot be comfortable without these medicines; we are talking about alcohol, tobacco abuse of medicines abuse is a big problem in India.
Till patients do not become aware about their side effects,Tachyphylaxis; such practice will continue then amongst these lots of patients will land up in to complications as Gastritis, peptic ulcers, sleep cycle problems, etc. Even chronic consumption of unnecessary antibiotics in allergy cold and cough is big problem in India as patient wants quick relief…
