A Study on Drug’s Side Effects due to Using GIT Drugs Without Prescription in Lower Class People in Bangladesh

Abstract

A survey was conducted in various place of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Which is entitled by “A study on drug’s side effects due to using GIT drugs without prescription in lower class people in Bangladesh”. The aim and objective of this research were to identify the drug’s side effects due to using GIT drugs without prescription in lower class people in Bangladesh. This survey was based on questioner and had a sample in size of 400 lower class people in Bangladesh who used GIT drugs without prescription from drug shop or experience drug’s side effects due to use of those drugs. After this study it is seen that, drugs using without prescription tendency of lower class people various on age, experience, and monthly household income. Most of the people are suffer from various side effects like constipation, abdominal pain, liver disease, vomiting etc. number of people who brought GIT drugs without prescription where (93.2%) and number of people who consulted doctor for the disease and brought medicine according to prescription where (6.8%) and (95.5%) people were go to pharmacy shop for the treatment. All the people were using omeprazole in this survey and (13.25%) were taking over dose and were (66.5%) were facing severe pain in stomach as a side effect. About (48%) people were using clozapine and (69.27%) faced constipation. About all the lower class people are using NSAIDs in various condition and (98.25%) did not know about NSAIDs. In the NSAIDs users (13.25%) were facing problem like ulcers. About 80% were used ciprofloxacin and (88.75%) did not complete the dose of ciprofloxacin. In the observed people they faced many common side effects due to use drugs without prescription which is treated for various GIT disease or problems (69.5%) faced nausea, (64.75%) faced vomiting, (49.5%) faced fever, (55.25%) faced abdominal pain,(28%) faced dryness of mouth, (14%) faced problem of vision, and (7.75%) faced kidney disease. Because many of them don’t know about the side effects of various GIT drugs. So people should be aware of the side effects of the drugs and stopped prescribing self-medication or using without prescription drugs. And health ministry of government should take proper initiative and ensure the rules and regulation for prescribing and dispensing the drugs and government should take proper step for available health checkup for the lower class people in public health cares of Bangladesh.