AFEGE AMBROSE EFE

A large number of people, when they fall sick, do not consult the physician. We have noticed that right from popular magazine editors to our domestic servant everyone thinks that he or she is a medical authority, and if we have a fever, cold, cough, constipation or indigestion, our friends or even total strangers volunteer advice on medicines to take like expert physicians. Almost everyone we meet has an excellent remedy for whatever ails we have. In short, this is what is meant be self-medication (Balbuena et al., 2009). May be most of the times nothing untoward happens on following such advice, but it can be dangerous. Medicines are important to help us get cured at the right time. But popping medicines on our own, without the doctor’s consult can become fatal.