“Subsequent Drugs You Buy Is Self Medication” – Opoku Peprah Bernard

Source: Zanetor Apetorgbor/L 300JN

Biomedical Scientist of Teshie Community Clinic, Mr. Opoku Peprah Bernard has disclosed that most victims of illness practice self medication before seeking professional medical attention.

In an interview with Mr. Opoku, he asserted that there is a high dependency rate of self medication in the country which is solely life-threatening.

He made it known that most people take multiple over-the-counter drugs to mask their symptoms. “We all practice self medication…, when the doctor prescribes a medicine for you and it works when you see similar symptoms in the future the subsequent drugs you buy is self medication”.

According to him, most people adopt self administered treatment due to “proximity, poverty, lack of education, accessibility and exposure” which tends to worsen their health condition before getting a professional medical assistant.

He further stated some related health implications;

“One most important health implication of self medication is resistance of the dug, self administered treatment might not be of no result so as the condition will be persistent. Complication means something complex. With complication of the condition when you take the wrong dosage, the medication worsen and multiplies. Self medication causes a problem when there’s no problem. The medicine goes to invite different problems, he stated.

He advises all to try hard to abstain from practicing self medication.