Although we increasingly consume more medications, among the general population there is great ignorance about its use, its operation and even its possible side effects. Taking the pills prescribed by a doctor should never represent a risk, but this is only fulfilled if the indications that come in that great forgotten that are the prospect and consult any type of doubt with our trust health professional is followed.
The truth is that, in Spain, the use of medicines has increased exponentially in recent years, so more and more doctors are than through their consultation and even social networks disseminate important information to help people know more in this regard.
The family doctor and disseminator Fernando Fabiani is one of them. With more than 40,000 followers on his Instagram account, Fabiani offers the best health tips through his social networks, although he also does it on the radio, on television and even through books, since he is also a writer. Today he receives us for an interview with the simplicity and kindness that is already intuited in his videos.
Fernando has appeared several times on television and radioAssigned
In adults, between 30 and 50% of the treatments are not taken as prescribed
Fernando Fabiani
Fabiani explains that, today, one of the most common errors regarding the use of pills is not to meet dosage. He assures that there are many treatments that are not taken as they should, and this can lead to risks: “It is estimated that, in adults, between 30 and 50% of the treatments are not taken as prescribed. And there is another fact that is striking, and that is that 1 in 4 medications that are prescribed do not even come out of the pharmacy,” he says.
Fernando says that, given the excessive medicalization to which we are subjected, it is not negative for people not to take so many medications, the problem is when they are the ones who decide which ones do and which are not. It must be a doctor who determines this because the patient may be wrong and stop taking, precisely, the one who needs everyone.
It is important not to abuse medications unnecessarilyManuel_Faba
Today, two of the most consumed drugs all over the world for the control of minor symptoms are ibuprofen and paracetamol. Both serve to lower fever and relieve minor pain or discomfort. Now, even if their effects are similar, they are different.
What we should not do is try to live absolutely exempt from any discomfort
Fernando Fabiani
Fabiani says that the big difference is that ibuprofen is an anti -inflammatory and that, although it is true that within the group of anti -inflammatories it is one of the safest, it also entails greater risk than the paracetamol. This is because, like all anti -inflammatory, ibuprofen has greater power when it comes to relieving pain, but also greater risks of producing gastric, digestive damage and affecting tension.
Therefore, the expert ensures that it is important to find the measure and not take this type of medications in excess when they are not necessary. “What we should not do is try to live absolutely exempt from any discomfort. That is, does it make sense drug ”.
Ibuprofen entails greater risks than paracetamol being an anti -inflammatoryGetty Images
Fernando explains that, as with everything, it is important to know that medicines have side effects and that, therefore, they must always try to take them to the lesser extent possible. Even paracetamol, if taken in excess, can affect liver function. Therefore, we must bear in mind that this type of drugs have no healing function, but simply serve to relieve pain or discomfort:
“Let’s keep in mind that none of them are healing treatments. If you have flu, these drugs will help you relieve headache, improve muscle pain and make the fever down, but they will not cure the disease. Therefore, it is not mandatory to take them every 6 or 8 hours, but you have to do it when they really need, without unnecessarily abusing,” says Fabiani.
