Xebby
Posted : 2/1/2007 6:00:25 PM
For me is stupid to need a prescription to buy some medicines, if i have a throat infecction i know that i need peniciline and i know i am not allergic, why do i need to pay the doctor to tell me what i already know and need?
Penicillin is a controlled drug for a reason. The more you take the more your body builds immunity to it. If given too much in your lifetime the drug is no longer useful to you. The Dr. is needed to monitor the amount you get so that it is not harmful to yourself. It's not as simple as say ibroprophin where you know how much you should take before you take it and the effects it will have on you.
I do believe that some medications should be over the counter and not in the pharmacy but for the most part I trust my Dr. He/She went to school for about 10 years just to know exactly what I need. I know that the stuff behind the counter was tested over and over till it was proven safe for me. The other stuff, eh is alright and if it doesn't help then I'll go to a Dr. If you have a throat ack and the stuff on the self isn't working for you then you should see a Dr. not just take a while guess at what you have. What if it isn't an infection at all? The you would be putting a drug into your body that it does not need.
Edit: Oh well this thred has been killed by the OP, I'll just leave what I said right here.... (cross-posted it to relivent thread)