Over The Counter Drugs-How Dangerous Can It Be
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
The sale of over the counter (OTC) medicines can help individuals to self-manage symptoms. However some OTC may be abuse with over use. There is an example of such a otc drug who was suffering from a dermatological condition and was given steroids to relive his symptoms and it really worked amazingly so he started using it continually for a period of 4 yrs. which landed him into various other problems like Cushing syndrome and ophthalmological problems like steroid induced glaucoma and cataract formation
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Rashmi Tiwari, Dr. Mohd Qamaruddin
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