5 common reasons why treatment may not bring the desired result
Giving the patient the right diagnosis and prescribing the right treatment is just the beginning. And then there are a lot of reasons why this treatment may not work.
1. For example, the patient may not take medication at all. It seems impossible to you, but in fact I encounter this quite often. For what reasons? They read the instructions, a girlfriend (mother, husband) said something like, “Are you going to work on pills now?”, We saw the price of medicines ...
The saddest thing is that people then try to deceive the doctor, saying that they took the drug. It will not be possible to deceive an experienced doctor for a long time, tests and a personal examination will show everything, but you will not return the lost time. If you're here for treatment, treat yourself.
2. Take medicine as God puts on the soul. It is very important to observe the correct rhythm - strictly in accordance with the doctor's recommendations. And be sure to clarify how to behave if for some reason you miss the medicine. Some drugs should be drunk as soon as you notice your mistake. But not all.
3. Wash down medicines with tea, coffee, milk, or alcohol in general. Tea-coffee-milk will bind the active substance, the reception will be useless. About alcohol and so it is clear. It is ideal to drink a few sips of water at room temperature. Do not drink at all - the medicine can stick to the esophagus and cause serious irritation.
3. Taking medicines in the wrong dosage. “It doesn’t hurt so much, I’ll eat half.” It doesn't work like that. In general, breaking pills apart is not a good idea, it is better to take the exact dosage.
4. Violate admission rules. For example, it should be taken strictly on an empty stomach, 20 minutes before meals. What happens if you eat on a full stomach or immediately after taking it? Taking the pill will be useless, because most of its active substance will not be absorbed.
Some drugs need to enter the stomach only after a hearty meal.
5. Chew what needs to be swallowed. Many tablets are specifically in the gastro-dispersible shell, they should not start the reaction in the oral cavity. For the same reason, you should not disassemble the capsules. The form of medication is very important, do not change it.
Of course, there are other reasons, but it is up to us to decide these specifically.
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