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 So drugs sound like a good thing, right? In many cases, just use them correctly. Too much medicine can be harmful, and old or outdated medicines may not work or make people sick. Taking the wrong medicine or a medicine prescribed for someone else is also very bad news.

The benefits of medications are the beneficial effects you get when you use them, such as: B. Lowering blood pressure, treating infections, or relieving pain. The risk with medicines is that undesired or unexpected things may happen when you use them. Risks may be less serious, such as: B. Stomach upset, or something more serious, eg. B. Liver damage. Here are some tips from the FDA and some of its public health partners to help you weigh the risks and benefits when deciding which drug to use.

Potential for harmful interactions between the drug and food, beverages, dietary supplements (including vitamins and herbs) or other drugs. Combinations of these products may increase the likelihood of interactions.

Medicines can have side effects.

Side effects are adverse symptoms caused by medical treatment. All medicines can cause side effects, including prescription, over-the-counter, and complementary medicines. Complementary medicines include herbal supplements, vitamins, and some products dispensed by naturopaths and other complementary medicine practitioners.

Several things can affect who may or may not have side effects when taking a drug - age; use of other drugs, vitamins, or dietary supplements; or other underlying diseases or conditions (such as diseases that weaken the immune system or affect kidney or liver function).

Side effects only occur when the drug is mixed with certain other substances. This can be called a drug interaction. For example, drinking alcohol while taking narcotic pain relievers can lead to an accidental overdose. This resulted in many deaths. Another example is grapefruit juice, which can affect blood levels of several medications, including some blood pressure and cholesterol medications. So drugs sound like a good thing, right? In many cases, just use them correctly. Too much medicine can be harmful, and old or outdated medicines may not work or make people sick. Taking the wrong medicine or a medicine prescribed for someone else is also very bad news.

The benefits of medications are the beneficial effects you get when you use them, such as: B. Lowering blood pressure, treating infections, or relieving pain. The risk with medicines is that undesired or unexpected things may happen when you use them. Risks may be less serious, such as: B. Stomach upset, or something more serious, eg. B. Liver damage. Here are some tips from the FDA and some of its public health partners to help you weigh the risks and benefits when deciding which drug to use.

Potential for harmful interactions between the drug and food, beverages, dietary supplements (including vitamins and herbs) or other drugs. Combinations of these products may increase the likelihood of interactions.

Medicines can have side effects.

Side effects are adverse symptoms caused by medical treatment.Complementary medicines include herbal supplements, vitamins, and some products dispensed by naturopaths and other complementary medicine practitioners.

Several things can affect who may or may not have side effects when taking a drug - age; use of other drugs, vitamins, or dietary supplements; or other underlying diseases or conditions (such as diseases that weaken the immune system or affect kidney or liver function).

Side effects only occur when the drug is mixed with certain other substances. This can be called a drug interaction. For example, drinking alcohol while taking narcotic pain relievers can lead to an accidental overdose. This resulted in many deaths. Another example is grapefruit juice, which can affect blood levels of several medications, including some blood pressure and cholesterol medications.