BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Salicylic Acid
15 Jan 2014
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Prescription drugs 300 billion $ per year while otc (over the counter) drugs approx. A few otc are only found behind the counter, you have to ask the pharmacist. Otc are more commonly used and are cheaper. Safety; the dose makes the drug, the dose makes the poison. Advil and aspirin are "idiot-proof, if someone is to take 4 capsules over the indicated limit, nothing will happen. The weight of the person makes a difference in dosage. Side effects; unintended can be harmful or beneficial. If a drug has none then it"s a scam. Every possible effect is listed, even if it"s a 1 in a billion chances. Many people take the wrong drug or take a drug unnecessarily. In a year in america, 1200 dump trucks of pain killers are consumed. Aspirin is second most used drug in america, #1 worldwide. Aspirin is based on family of plants ""salix"", genus family.
