Hello, I want to open the discussion why when one gets sick, like with COVID-19 for example, and even with other diseases, there's only prescription medication available? Why isn't there a free, open, or available market for alternative treatment options? Whether homeopathic, alternative...etc? The way the healthcare system is designed is the power is in the hands of the doctor writing the prescription and making the diagnosis. But this isn't always helpful especially when certain diseases are poorly understood. Is there another option for (self) healthcare that is responsible, comprehensive, and accurate?
Controlled drugs require a prescription from a medical professional because these drugs can be powerful, addictive, or harmful if misused. Doctors assess the patient's condition, medical history, and possible side effects before prescribing. This ensures the correct medication, correct dosage, and duration of safe use. Without professional guidance, self-medication with controlled substances can lead to overdose, dependence, drug interactions, or worsening of the disease.Drug regulation protects both the patient and the wider community from misuse and health risks.
Dr P.Selvaraj Raj
I agree with you; I remember when I was newly qualified as a nurse, being allowed to be the trained nurse checking off a controlled drug (CD) and I had to have another nurse, often a student nurse to check it with me. We both had to sign for the medication, record how many tablets / ampoules were left and had to go to the patient together, check his / her name (often with the hospital ID wrist band), address the patient by name if this was possible and be together when the CD was being administered.
The CDs were usually in a locked inner cupboard of the schedule drug storage cupboard and the person in charge of the ward held the CD keys. I THINK there was signing when the keys were handed over as the shift changed.
This is looking back to 1974, when I passed my state finals (State Registered Nurse, SRN, now Registered General Nurse, RGN) so I might have not remember quite as accurately as I would like to have done so, but this shows how controlled drugs were very carefully monitored.
For the reasons very correctly described by Dr P.Selvaraj Raj.
Angel Valdez
They treat (mostly) with drugs (substances), but there are methods of treatment with electromagnetic fields. These methods have not yet been fully developed. The same direction and problems were discussed for COVID,
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_the_treatment_for_COVID_viruses_and_bacteria_be_fundamentally_changed?
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