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Jagran correspondent, Gorakhpur. Antibiotics Awareness: The trend of prescribing antibiotics for cold and mild fever, especially viral fever, is increasing rapidly. Whereas, experts say that antibiotics have no role in viral fever. There is a need to give antibiotics only if there is any kind of infection.
This situation is not only worrying but can also cause serious health crisis in the future. This matter has also been highlighted in a recent survey conducted by the Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC). In the survey, 600 prescriptions were examined, in which antibiotics were found written on 72 percent of the prescriptions. The investigation also revealed that antibiotics were given to a large number of patients who did not really need them.
A large number of such prescriptions are appearing at Community Health Centers (CHC) and Primary Health Centers (PHC), in which antibiotics are being prescribed unnecessarily. On the contrary, doctors in District Hospital, BRD Medical College and AIIMS are being relatively cautious and using antibiotics only in extremely necessary cases.
Shiva, who reached Bansgaon Community Health Center complaining of stomach ache, was prescribed antibiotics and other medicines. During the investigation, it also came to light that most of the patients had antibiotics written on their prescriptions, even if the disease was mild. Many patients like Baby, Anita, Riya, Haridwar, Ansh and Indravati had arrived in Campierganj area with complaints of cold, fever and stomach ache.
Antibiotics were written on everyone's prescriptions, whereas according to experts, in many cases treatment was possible only with normal medicines. Prescriptions of about 25 patients were examined in the medicine OPD of BRD Medical College. Out of these, only two patients were prescribed antibiotics, that too due to serious stomach related problem, Lallan, a resident of Mewatipur, reached the district hospital with the complaint of cough, he was given antibiotics.
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Ramlaut of Sant Kabirnagar was suffering from cold and fever for three days, antibiotics were also written on his prescription. However, a TB patient was given TB medicines as per the rules. At the District Women's Hospital, antibiotics were given to Rinki, Anari Devi, Sushma, Rekha and Vijaya, who were told by doctors that they had UTI, where antibiotics are necessary. In CHC Chaurichaura, 364 new patients got their prescription made and showed it to the doctor. Most of the patients came with problems like cold, pain, fever, stomach ache and asthma. Most were prescribed antibiotics.
Common cold and common fever are often viral infections, in which antibiotics have no effect. Despite this, the risk of antibiotic resistance is increasing due to their prescription, which means that in future the medicines will not have any effect even on serious infections. Now the time has come that doctors, health administration and patients all together adopt judicious use of antibiotics.-Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Physician District Hospital
Antibiotics are not needed for every fever or cold. It is wrong to give antibiotics without investigation and clear reason. This weakens the body's immunity and increases resistance to medicines. Today, misuse of antibiotics has become a challenge before the country. If carelessness continues like this, even simple infections can become fatal in the coming years. -Dr. Prashant Kumar, Chest Physician District Hospital Excessive, unnecessary and wrong use of antibiotics is becoming a serious crisis. By taking antibiotics even in common cold and viral fever, the body develops resistance to the medicines. Due to this, these medicines stop being effective on serious infections in future. Awareness and judicious use is the solution. -Dr. Subhankit Arya, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, BRD Medical College, Taking antibiotics without medical advice, leaving the course incomplete and using it in every disease is very dangerous. If this trend is not stopped in time, even simple infections can become fatal. Recently we conducted a survey and found out that antibiotics were prescribed even to those patients who did not need them. Doctors have to be aware. -Dr. Harishankar Joshi, Director RMRC
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