My Concern!
Problem Statement:
Due to the lack of correct knowledge and lack of money for their medications, patients are becoming non-compliant towards taking their medicines.
Good health is the basic necessity of everyone’s life. One should focus on his health and take major steps to improve it. A healthy person can be more productive in his daily work and also for his country. These days we are facing some problems in the health of our community. People suffering from different ailments are not taking their medications properly and this practice is having greater adverse effects on their health, which is life-threatening.
World health organization (WHO) has reported, In the USA about 1,25,000
people whose ailments could be treated easily die each year because they are not taking the medications properly.
WHO has also reported that 10–25% of people admitting in hospitals are the result of their non-compliance behavior. About 50% of People suffering from chronic diseases are not following their prescriptions correctly. There is research about 41% of heart attack patients who are not taking their blood pressure medication.
So the question arises why people are showing non-compliance behavior toward their medications. There are certain reasons for it :
- People are not able to understand the proper way of taking medicines.
2. Due to lack of knowledge about their medications i.e dose, adverse effects, etc.
3. Due to the lack of trust in the physician.
4. Due to the cost of the treatment.
5. When people do not realize the importance of the treatment.
6. Due to complex drug regimens.
These are some of the basic reasons, people are reluctant to take their medications. We can overcome this issue by giving people a comfortable area where they can easily discuss their medications related to misunderstandings. A favorable environment should be given to the patient where they are given proper knowledge about their drug’s dose, what side effects can the medication cause etc.
Misuse of medications is also very common practice in Pakistan , recently WHO has announced that dexamethasone to be life saving drug for critically ill COVID patients, But our general public not having proper knowledge about that medication began to take it without considering what side effects it could have. So properly knowledge should be given to them through different platforms.
I have a plan that I can start my community pharmacy, where the people will be given complete knowledge about their ailments and medications. The people will be having money issues, the proper system will be developed to facilitate them.
My aim is to play a role in developing a healthy community which in turn is beneficial for the well being of any country socially and economically.
