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That's really the case for medication, as well. I wish doctors would be better in this regard and pay more attention to individual needs. I understand that woul
by bserge 6y ago
That's really the case for medication, as well. I wish doctors would be better in this regard and pay more attention to individual needs. I understand that would be more difficult and would likely increase costs, but still.
The way it's done now is as you said, "take x mg at y interval" based on the tests done during drug development. If you don't respond to the medication the same way as the majority, you're in for a ride. If x drug doesn't work, try something else until something works. It's a pretty terrible approach, tbh.
It's rare to find a doctor who will keep in mind the many individual factors, often they have a lot of experience (to build that database of knowledge, which sadly is not shared) and actual interest in their work, a surprisingly rare thing.
- IG_Semmelweiss 6y agoThat's well said. Just because it is standard practice doesn't mean its the best approach. Its just the accepted approach. Nassim Taleb has a quote on the subject that i love: "The difference between medicine and poison... is dosage"
- knodi123 6y agoNearly 500 years ago, Swiss physician and chemist Paracelsus expressed the basic principle of toxicology: “All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.”
- shigawire 6y agoThis is the role of the modern pharmacist in the clinical team. Nurse is the care expert Physician is the diagnosis and treatment expert Pharmacist is the medication expert