Rational Use of NSAIDs

Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most used and abused drugs in the world today (annually about 20,000 tonnes of Aspirin is consumed in United States alone). Pain and fever being the most common complaints, these drugs naturally are in great demand and doctors have no hesitation to…

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Rational Use of Antimicrobials

Antimicrobials are considered as the greatest discovery of the twentieth century. In the pre-antibiotic era, infectious diseases accounted for significant morbidity and mortality and invasive medical procedures were fraught with the risk of infection. All this changed with the use of antimicrobial agents. But the miracle seems to be short…

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