Self-Medication: Convenience or Hidden Danger?

[Pratk]

In many countries, people often buy medicines directly from pharmacies without consulting a doctor. While this saves time and money, it can also lead to antibiotic resistance, adverse drug reactions, and masking of serious diseases.

What’s your opinion on self-medication—necessary shortcut or unsafe practice?
Have you seen patients facing complications due to unsupervised medicine use?
How can pharmacists and healthcare professionals play a bigger role in educating the public?

Share your views and real-life experiences.

MBH/AB

[dr_deepika]

Self medication is unsafe practice, every patient need different medication according to the body or infection.

[sakshe]

Self-medication helps people manage minor health issues, but it also gives them uncontrolled to antibiotics and painkillers. Pharmacists play an important role here. If they guide the patients properly, unwanted risks due to self medication can be reduced.