Overuse of Pain Killers- Easy Availability of Over the counter drugs

 Nobody in the earth could easily tolerate pain. Everyone becomes very much  concerned if they  feel pain. Pain leads to anxiety and depression. It further deteriorates the existing medical conditions if any. A physician who  effectively treats pain is always loved and adored by the patient.

   Nowadays pain killers drugs are very  easily and plentiful available as over the counter (OTC) drugs. People  often use it without prescription. They overuse it without knowing the dose and side effects. Sometimes the overdose and overuse can be life threatening.

   Most commonly used painkillers are the NSAIDS  i.e nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs. Among them commonly used ones are paracetamol, ibuprofen,  naproxen. 

  They can cause kidney  damage  in chronic use. It may lead to chronic renal failure and requires dialysis. Overuse sometimes causes gastritis and peptic ulcer. Bleeding may manifest as a life threatening side effect. Chronic use may precipitate liver damage and potential liver failure.

    The lawmakers should  be concerned about  this facet  of overuse of painkillers as over the  counter  drugs. Strict law should be enforced to ban the misuse  of painkillers and potentially prevent the life threatening dangerous side effects.

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