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Presumably a doctor would know all this, and would take appropriate precautions prior to prescribing any medication. And, there is also such a thing as accepta
by ghshephard 11y ago
Presumably a doctor would know all this, and would take appropriate precautions prior to prescribing any medication.
And, there is also such a thing as acceptable risk. Incorrectly used, even over the counter medicine such as aspirin can result in fatalities (Reye's syndrome)
- danieltillett 11y agoAspirin does not have to be incorrectly used to be a problem. Give something to enough people and someone will have a bad reaction.
- ghshephard 11y agoI call out Aspirin specifically, because you have to be very careful with children/teenagers who have flu-like symptoms or are recovering from chickenpox. This is a drug that can kill in fairly well known situations, but is available over the counter. Just because a drug is dangerous to certain people, doesn't mean that it can't, or shouldn't be prescribed by a doctor electronically.
- danieltillett 11y agoAspirin can kill in a pretty random fashion too - it is just much harder to show an association in these random cases. The risk is low, but there is always some risk with any drug. Oral contraceptives are one of those interesting drugs where not taking it is more dangerous than taking it (pregnancy is much more dangerous than the pill). If any drug should be available over the counter and heavily subsidised it is oral contraceptives.