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Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by adioolayi(m): 7:21pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Truth |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by siraj1402(m): 7:21pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
politricks:Have you heard of asapo?(meaning all together)malaria,pain killer,sleeping tablet etc.If them no use paracetamol waiting u what make then use 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by swagsguy(m): 7:21pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Paracetamol saving nigerians since 1960. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Phikom(m): 7:22pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Insightful... |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by pelvicky(m): 7:23pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
We know paracetamol very well and its function... But all is base on money, my yoruba people will say"OWÓ" my igbo people will say" EGO"...Pls wat of hausa? |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by PAnaceA7(m): 7:23pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
hazyfm:I tell ya........ As if it's every thread u must comment. Just passing by 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by kelvz(m): 7:23pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
tg |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Nobody: 7:24pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
i think if you live right, i.e avoid smoking or drinking, observe basic hygene, take enough fruits, you may be able to stay off drugs and hospitals for years 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by daveemuobo(m): 7:27pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
madness on the thread..I weep for this generation..I doubt if most people took their time to read the OP.somebody saying " okay I go dey take panadol instead" .. please somebody enlighten me.Does Mr Osewa send recharge card to 1st pagers?the page booking thing is lame .. Am really ashamed of my people. 5 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Iboboiz93(m): 7:27pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Most times when you visit those doctors, they end up giving you that paracetamol and then finally cut ur ne ck with price |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Mike008(m): 7:28pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nice. Let me discard my fathers PCM pacK. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by adioolayi(m): 7:28pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
pelvicky:Kudi |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by politricks: 7:29pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
siraj1402:They call it akape here.Funny thing is they expect the medicine to cure every disease they have. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by mamatino99: 7:29pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
The problem in nigeria is just too wild and uncontrollable,just because the people which are signed to educate the illiterate ones are instead killing them the more by using the fond made for poor masses to build privet hotels and houses all over the world..will the people they are so-pose to protect are bean berried every day. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by ozo13(m): 7:31pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nice one doki.quote author=Demichaels post=27529783]In Nigeria, when certain drugs are advertised for usage, especially common drugs like antimalarials, at the end of the advert, they often say, “If symptoms persist after three days, consult a doctor.” In some other cases, they tell you to consult a doctor “if symptoms persist after five days.” But, we also see adverts on brands of paracetamol (acetaminophen) which tell you they are for treating “fever, chills and aches,” ending with “if symptoms persist after three days, consult a doctor.” That is as dangerous as a statement can be! In studies on self-medication in Nigeria, analgesics, where paracetamol belongs, ranks among the most abused. Among the common paracetamols we have in Nigeria include Avipol, Boska, Calpol, Daga, Kaka, Lotemp, Painax, Panda, Pancemol, Panadol, Pentax, Remidol, Saridon P, Uncle Joe, and Piccan for teething, which has diphenhydramine added to the paracetamol. Some of them have “Extra” after their names to mean they also have caffeine. Chronic usage of paracetamol especially in high doses can damage the liver. Little wonder there has been an increase in liver disease in the country in recent time. If there is an obvious cause of body ache, or you were involved in exercise, some strenuous work or you have minor sprain or some similar things, or a child has fever after immunisation, the analgesic and antipyretic effects of paracetamol may be enough. But certainly not when there is a fever which cannot be explained, occurring alone, or in association with other symptoms. The wait for three or five days for the usage of paracetamol when there is fever is usually based on what obtains in some Western countries where the most common cause of fever is a virus, which is often self-limiting. But in Nigeria, it is not a virus. It is malaria or some infection. I laugh when I see a dubious commercial where the individual is sweating, feverish, with chills and rigour, and pops two tablets of paracetamol and “everything” is “gone,” the person is back to “work”, back to “normal life.” What a fraud! I recall with sadness one day while I was at work and a young woman rushed into the consulting room with a pleasant chubby boy infant. But when I examined the baby, he was already stone dead! It was difficult to accept that that baby was dead, even to me. When I broke the sad news to the mother, she wailed uncontrollably, claiming that the baby had been having fever and she had been using a common brand of paracetamol that ends with “babe”. She said she had been using it as she was “advised.” You have heard of the child whose mother has been giving him or her “teething medicine” which of course has paracetamol and dyphenhydramine , but ends up being admitted in the hospital. Or, the fellow who has been on paracetamol for his fever for days because it is “stress oh,” but ends up in the hospital ward, with exhaustion. Many have been using paracetamol for a headache that won’t go, only to die of stroke because they had been suffering from hypertension that was not detected, all because they wouldn’t seek medical help early. Another person had been using paracetamol for “a long time”, for a so-called nagging headache. It was after a lot of persuasion that they sought proper medical help, and it turned out the person needed eye glasses. And since they have been using the glasses the headache has not come back. But imagine all the load of paracetamol to the liver! From a Nigerian perspective perhaps it is even more ominous for the individual if the paracetamol controls the fever! Then, the individual tends to relax, and not taking further action. It is perhaps better for the individual if the paracetamol does not control the fever. Paradoxically, this is where fake drugs may save lives! Because in this situation, anyone who loves their health will seek medical care if their fever persists. But you could say that for other people, not Nigerians. Nigerians don’t come early to the hospital. Even with the three or five days, in Nigeria, the wait is usually longer! It could be weeks. And all other sorts of roadside herbal concoction may have been used. A child will only be brought when the child stops feeding, and all other problems have set in, including severe anaemia and even kidney failure. To those who are marketing paracetamol, please, every advert on any brand of paracetamol must end with “after you have taken the drug go immediately to see a doctor!” This is particularly so with those with fever, and especially in children. For you who use paracetamol, be wary of commercials on brands of paracetamol! I cannot overemphasise by saying paracetamol only suppresses fever, while a definitive action is to be taken. Paracetamol does not cure what is causing the fever! By continually using paracetamol to “suppress” your fever, on yourselves and your loved ones, without seeing a doctor thereafter, you – and your loved ones may be dying silently and slowly. A word is enough for the foolish, let alone the wise! Dr. Odoemena, medical practitioner, is based in Lagos The Punch [/quote] |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Thewhizzkid1(m): 7:32pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Paracetamol works for them because of placebo...Nothing else.. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Henrypraise: 7:33pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
If u av bin to d hospital to treat fever n charged 70k for 9 injections and 20 seeds of emzor paracetamol, u go know say "agbo" too can treat its God dat saves lives. I tink d govt need to set up policies to encourage nigerians to go to hospitals. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by pelvicky(m): 7:35pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
adioolayi:tanx and God bless |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by DAVE5(m): 7:36pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
daveemuobo: i doubt anyone on NL is proud of you PAnaceA7: abeg carry ur bend bend leg comot for here joor, as if u add any value to d thread, who beg u 2 comment sef 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by therapisteve(m): 7:36pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
My Grandma(of blessed memory)would always send me to sunny "the chemist" and ask me to buy "General Body Weakness" after which Sunny would pack different drugs(the mix) and gave to me. Who knows if it was drug abuse that led to her death although she died a fairly old woman. Naija and drug abuse... 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by kamez(m): 7:36pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
In obleria's voice "If e no be panadol, e no fit be like panadol" Choi who remember dat advert?? Nigerians naturally have that instinct to abuse everyting.. Drug abuse,child abuse, our poiliticians abuse power police and solders abuse civilians the list goes on.. 1 Like |
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Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by shadelek(m): 7:38pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nice write up bro. In Nigeria, advertisement is full of deceit. Thats one of the xteristics of Nigerian advertisement. I could remember one coca cola advert where the person that took a bottle of coke was jumping from 4 storey building. I was wondering if thats not the same bottle of coke that I am used to almost every day. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Desdola(m): 7:42pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
self medication in Nigeria is a hard task to stop. Just as our herbal medicine dealers would sell a bottle of concoction that would cure both bacterial, viral and fungal infections which in return cause organ damage. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Abbey2sam(m): 7:47pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Demichaels: i don't even like drugs.....thank God |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by eunisam: 7:47pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Doctors sabi put fear for people body! Imagine . Paracetamol wahala. |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Nobody: 7:48pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Most times I am left bewildered when someone generalizes anything happening in his/her small community with all Nigerians, where in Nigeria does the writer of this piece really know to generalize this stupidity ? |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by DAVE5(m): 7:49pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by Gorgeous58(f): 7:55pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
The way paracetamol is abused can't be graded. You can get access to a packets from anywhere ranging from hawkers, street vendors, supermarkets, and even Apoki's kiosk. The country needs a total reoreintation. May God help us! 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by lillyjane(f): 7:57pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nigeria and Nigerians is synonymous with abuse. Tell a Nigerian to take 2 spoons every 4hrs, he will take 4spoons for every 2hrs. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by akoaki(m): 7:57pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nigerians behave cheap when it comes to personal health. They prefer spending money on socials. Most of us dont take advice on health seriously. Ignorance, tradition and modern religious doctrines dont seem to help matters. Many hate to visit the doctor for checks. 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Paracetamol Consumption by honeric01(m): 7:59pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Majority of Nigerians are drug addicts. When they pronounce some drug names eh, you go confuse. Some of them know almost all the names of drugs even more than pharmacist 3 Likes |
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