SST_Misuses of Drugs

Misuses of Drugs

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Drugs should be enclosed and stored properly to avoid children accidentally accessing the drugs as it is very dangerous to do so.

People nowadays take drugs for the wrong reasons. For instance, some drugs used for bacterial infections cannot be used for virus infections.

The misuses of drugs is sometimes caused by an incorrect prescription which may cause allergic reactions.

If drugs are taken at wrong dosages, under wrong prescriptions, drug resistance may develop. Here are some recommendations which is offered by doctors. Physicians should give correct prescriptions and stress the importance of taking the right drugs to the patients. Meanwhile, patients should finish the whole course of their antibiotics.

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dosage

noun [ C usually singular ] 

UK ​/ˈdəʊ.sɪdʒ/ US ​ /ˈdoʊ.sɪdʒ/formal​

the amount of medicine that you should take at one time:

"What's the dosage?" "One spoonful three times a day."

Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

antibiotic

noun [ C ] 

UK ​ /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/US ​ /ˌæn.t̬i.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪk/

C2 a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth:

I'm taking antibiotics for a throatinfection.

a one-month course of antibiotics

Some types of antibiotic are used to promote growth in farm animals.

He's on antibiotics for an ear infection.