BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coal Tar, Salicin, Tinnitus
30 Mar 2016
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Over the counter are a smaller percentage of the market, but are used much more frequently. Cost is visible, with prescriptions you often don"t know the cost (covered by insurance) Spend about 10x more on prescriptions, than otc. Very safe, if the correct dose is used. How sever are they (headache vs. cancer) The frequency is very important (1 in 10 chance vs. 1 in 100,00) Very hard to find, some doctors don"t know. Make sure you get the right drug, headache drugs may not work on muscle aches. When shouldn"t you use the drugs? (counter indications) Medical conditions, other drugs, certain foods, natural" remedies. Aspirin is one of the most popular drugs in the world, and was the first synthetic drug created. Similar to compounds in the salix family, ex. Was used by many societies/cultures for pain and inflammation. Much information about herbal remedies was lost (in europe) during the dark ages.
