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I have been taking diclofenac every day for more than 10 years. It is not an uncommon medicine here in Brazil.
by virgulino 3y ago
I have been taking diclofenac every day for more than 10 years. It is not an uncommon medicine here in Brazil.
- ars 3y agoIt apparently kills vultures and some other animals, and there is a push to discontinue using it. I wasn't trying to say it's not used! I was just surprised to see it in the very short list of medications they found, rather than some other more commonly used medication.
- grugagag 3y agoOk, then keep it away from vultures and other animals. Not the best reason to discontinue if it brings relief to people
- ars 3y agoI'm not in charge of deciding that :) But the entire point of this article is that when you take a drug it doesn't always vanish (metabolize) it often ends up in the sewer system, and from there it affects vultures and other animals.
- virgulino 3y agoAs far as I know, the main ecological problem is its veterinary use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diclofenac#As_a_veterinary_drug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diclofenac#As_a_veterinary_dru...
- darth_avocado 3y agoIt is common in US too. It is harmful when used in animals, but even that is not globally accepted. Plenty of countries use it for animals too.