The cough mixture you take can have harmful, even fatal, side effects. There is no drug that does not have side effects, says Dr Patrick Purcell of the Federal Governments Adverse Drug Reaction Committee.
The committee was established to monitor problems caused by legal drugs the medications we all take.
With an ageing population, and far more chronically ill people often taking multiple medications, the legal drug market is increasing all the time, and with it, the potential problems.
Different drugs may have little or no effect on one another. Sometimes they help one another, sometimes they reduce the effect. But more frequently they potentiate or heighten a particular effect, causing a harmful reaction.
Patients often forget to tell their doctors about common over-the-counter drugs they take, such as pain-killers and cough medicines. And, of course, many people forget or ignore the danger of mixing medicines with the most common drug in our society: alcohol.
Another important problem now that people are living longer and suffering from such illnesses as arthritis or high blood pressure is the result of long-term use of medications.
Many sedatives, tranquillizers and certain pain-killers promote tolerance which leads to the need for higher doses, creating danger of overdosage and a far higher likelihood of long-term damage.
V. Role Play
Act out the dialogue of the lesson, add questions and answers about side effects of aspirin.
2. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following words of Paratsels: All substances are poisons, there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates poison from a remedy. Use the following words and expressions:
I fully agree. Up to a point, but Im sorry, but I really cant agree.
I couldnt agree more. I suppose thats true. Perhaps. I disagree.
These instructions can be seen in medical annotations and in the list of warnings for pharmacists. Translate them into Russian and use them in oral and written speech.
Safety phrases:
Keep out of reach of children.
Keep container rightly closed and dry.
Handle and open container with care.
Avoid contact with eyes.
After contact with skin, wash immediately with plenty of water.
Never add water to this product.
This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way.
Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection.
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