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Pharmacy is as old as the man kind ,

W.H.O. Guidelines …………………………….



Pharmacy is as old as the man kind , as man evolved in this universe he started making impirical use of minerals, plants and animals products to cure the ailments, he contracted. With this arose the need for processing of products to prepare suitable formulations and thus began the practice of pharmacy.

India is a signatory to the WHO’s Alma Ata Declaration for Health for All by 2000AD. The use of traditional systems,, the indigenous systems,, ie Ayurvedic, Sidha, Unani medicines,, the Homoeopathic drugs and the typical grandma’s home remedies are the reasons , of people surviving in adverse conditions of living and counteracting the diseases.

Rules for prescribing medicines suggested by WHO United Nations Organizations.

· Think about the necessity for drugs. Is the diagnosis correct and complete.
· Do not prescribe drugs that are not useful. Think carefully before giving old people drugs that may have major side effects and consider alternatives.
· Think about the drug dose. Is it appropriate to possible alterations in the patients physiological state. Is it appropriate to the patients renal and hepatic functions at the time.
· Think about drug formulations. Is a tablet the most appropriate form of drug or would an injection, a suppository or a syrup be better. Is the drug suitably packaged for the elderly , bearing in mind his disabilities.
· Assume that any new symptom may be due to drug side effects, or more rarely to drug withdrawal. Rarely (if ever) treat a side effect of drug with another.
· Take a careful drug history. Bear in mind the possibility of interaction with substances that the patient may be taking without your knowledge, such as herbal or other non prescribed remedies. Old drugs taken from the medicine cabinet or drugs obtained from friends.
· Use fixed combination of drugs only when they are logical and well studied and they either aid compliance or improve tolerance or efficacy. Few fixed combinations meet this standard.
· When adding a new drug to the therapeutic regimen, see whether another can be withdrawn.
· Attempt to check whether the patient’s compliance is adequate, e.g by counting remaining tablets. Has the patient (or his relatives) been properly instructed.
· Remember that stopping a drug is as important as starting it.

As per a press release…

drmazhar
 
  mazharmhm on 2007-07-19
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