Popping up pills? Not a wise act

Popping up pills? Not a wise act 

If you are in the habit of popping up pills, consult a physician before doing so.
Are you in the habit of popping up pills without a prescription? Believe it or not, OTC medicines still continue to rule medicine cabinets in Indian homes. And one can easily get a whole lot of painkillers, cough syrups without any prescription from your neighborhood chemists.
Medical practitioners agree that most people take medicines on their own which are basically related to cold, cough, allergies and pain. They maintain, "Unlike the US, where there are clearly defined rules and regulations for approval and sale of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, there is no legal recognition of OTC drugs in India as per drug laws despite existence of many products for years. In some cases, we have also observed that some chemists also give milder doses of antibiotics to people. Cough syrups are also in great demand."
Even educated upwardly mobile people are very much a part of this pop-a-pill group. General practitioners now see a rise in patients from urban India popping up painkillers and anti-allergy tablets without any prescription. With change in lifestyle and stress at work, taking painkillers have become a part of daily life. Unfortunately, most people don't realise the side effects of some of these medicines when taken on a regular basis.
Says Neeta Kumar, a young woman in her mid 30s, "Yes, I quite frequently take pain killers for body ache. Even for mild fever, I take medicines on my own."
However, physicians and nutritionists agree that instead of taking medicines on their own, people should always consult their physicians before popping up pills
.