While practising clinically, doctors tend to prescribe many "supportive drugs" in addition to( or instead of ) the drugs actually indicated...this has become our habit....prescribing multivitamins in and out for many cases, eventhough it is not at all indicated....and missing out an absolutely essential drug, just because thinking"i dont feel confident about using that drug, because i never used it".... - so what should be the principle that should motivate our treatment plans ? mortality benefit / our personal myths and conveniences - any list of absolutely mandatory drugs/procedures missed routinely? Eg.
1.COPD treatment- only intervention that has mortality benefit- smoking cessation + home O2 therapy(min 16hrs) 2. beta blockers after MI 3. Starting ACE inhibitors / ARBs for diabetics/ prediabetics at once the proteinuria is detected kindly fill the list of…
