Do you know how to take medicine?

What if someone asks you if you know how to take medicine? So you will definitely be surprised. You may be wondering what is the great lesson in medicine. Swallowing pills and taking liquid medicine.

While this is true, it is also largely false. Experts say that even in swallowing a pill and taking a liquid medicine, we make some mistakes that do not cause enough effect of the medicine. The irony is that we are totally unaware of our mistakes. They point to such mistakes ...

When a patient cannot swallow a large pill, he swallows it in two or three pieces. But some tablets have a polymer coating for 'Sustained Release' (SR) as well as 'Controlled Release'. So after the pill is swallowed, a certain amount of the drug is periodically secreted or released into the blood. But when such a pill is swallowed in two or three pieces, all its medicine is immediately absorbed into the blood. This often causes the patient to fear side effects.

Similarly some herbs are enteric coated. This coating on the drug prevents the drug from mixing with the acid in the stomach. The enteric coated drug goes directly into the intestines instead of the stomach. But when a patient breaks down an enteric coated herb and eats it, the ingredients in it mix with the stomach acid. As a result, its effect is eliminated. Pills that need to be swallowed or dissolved in water should be taken in the same way. Sucking pills usually help to get rid of stomach acid. So when it is sucked from the mouth and slowly reaches the stomach, its effect is quick. But if this pill is swallowed it takes longer to take effect. In the same way, when a pill dissolved in water is swallowed whole, its effect is felt more often. The packet of the pill is instructed to be sucked or dissolved in water. The patient should follow the instructions written on the packet or given by the doctor for the timely effectiveness of the medicine.

If the doctor tells you to take one tablespoon of medicine, it means that you have to take five milliliters of medicine. But many tablespoons are large, while many are very small. In such cases it is not possible to take exactly five ml of the drug. It is better to use the meshing cap provided on the bottle.

Doctors also prescribe pills to be taken before meals and after meals. This is because some pills cause inflammation in the stomach when taken on an empty stomach. While some herbs can show their effectiveness even when mixed with food. Therefore, you should take every medicine as per the instructions given by the doctor.