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The drug policeman issues an alert on our bad habits around self-medication. This poses a health risk according to experts. What are the things not to do?
Whether prescribed by prescription, or over the counter, drugs are never to be taken lightly. However, many French people practice self-medication. “I tend to reuse medications that I had in prescription during a previous consultation with a doctor”notes a local resident. “Regarding Doliprane, I’m going to self-medicate”, continues another. To get relief faster, a French out of five take higher doses or mixes several drugs in one shot.
Three out of ten French people adapt the dose
It’s a risky trend. “The danger is to combine drugs that are not phave planned for be associated. You risk diminishing efficiency”says Damien Mascretdoctor and journalist at France Télévisions. Three out of ten French people themselves adapt the dose or duration of the treatments prescribed to them.