Comments on: Banned drug Metamizole readily available at pharmacies in Pakistan http://www.chowrangi.com/banned-drug-metamizole-readily-available-at-pharmacies-in-pakistan.html Pakistan Politics, Current Affairs, Business and Lifestyle Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Dr. Irshad http://www.chowrangi.com/banned-drug-metamizole-readily-available-at-pharmacies-in-pakistan.html#comment-298397 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/banned-drug-metamizole-readily-available-at-pharmacies-in-pakistan.html#comment-298397 Well, that is a common place particularly in private clinics because the remedy relieves pain and fever miraculously. In this way it builds confident of the patient in the doctor, the low cost is the other factor making the drug ideal in such places. Same is the case of my mother, a mother of three specialist doctors and a lady doctors, who cannot be counseled by any mean to avoid its use. As result we are all helpless but to arrange Metamizol injections, readily available in medical stores in peripheries. But competition is not the only evil in this type of malpractice, sometimes it is the demand of the patient. As compared to other available painkillers and fever lowering drugs available in the form of injection like Diclofenac and Paracetamol which are administered via a painful injection in muscles, this drug is usually given intravenously with little pain. On my return i found another taboo here that people both male and females are reluctant to intragluteal (in the buttocks) injections, which has more space for the injected liquid resulting in comparatively little pain. Injections in the arm is on the other hand more painful. The second option of prompt pain relief is the use of narcotic preparations, used very cautiously in common practice and known for its addictive and sleep inducing properties and of course the risk of complete depression of breathing. Therefore <B>competition, general attitude of masses, social taboos and the greed of money manufacturers add to the impotency of the drug regulatory authorities</B>. Well, that is a common place particularly in private clinics because the remedy relieves pain and fever miraculously. In this way it builds confident of the patient in the doctor, the low cost is the other factor making the drug ideal in such places. Same is the case of my mother, a mother of three specialist doctors and a lady doctors, who cannot be counseled by any mean to avoid its use. As result we are all helpless but to arrange Metamizol injections, readily available in medical stores in peripheries.

But competition is not the only evil in this type of malpractice, sometimes it is the demand of the patient. As compared to other available painkillers and fever lowering drugs available in the form of injection like Diclofenac and Paracetamol which are administered via a painful injection in muscles, this drug is usually given intravenously with little pain.

On my return i found another taboo here that people both male and females are reluctant to intragluteal (in the buttocks) injections, which has more space for the injected liquid resulting in comparatively little pain. Injections in the arm is on the other hand more painful.

The second option of prompt pain relief is the use of narcotic preparations, used very cautiously in common practice and known for its addictive and sleep inducing properties and of course the risk of complete depression of breathing.

Therefore competition, general attitude of masses, social taboos and the greed of money manufacturers add to the impotency of the drug regulatory authorities.

]]> by: Global Voices Online » Pakistan: Banned drug available at pharmacies http://www.chowrangi.com/banned-drug-metamizole-readily-available-at-pharmacies-in-pakistan.html#comment-297861 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:33:59 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/banned-drug-metamizole-readily-available-at-pharmacies-in-pakistan.html#comment-297861 [...] Hina Safdar at Chowrangi informs that a banned drug called Metamizole is readily available at pharmacies in Pakistan. Cancel this reply [...] […] Hina Safdar at Chowrangi informs that a banned drug called Metamizole is readily available at pharmacies in Pakistan. Cancel this reply […]

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