Unpredictable consequences when self-purchasing medicine online for treatment

VTV.vn – Doctors at Thai Nguyen Central Hospital have just received treatment for a patient suffering from stomach and duodenal bleeding.

Patient HVQ (male, 57 years old, residing in Bac Son, Lang Son) was hospitalized with severe anemia (hemoglobin amount was only 44g/l, normal is 130g/l) due to stomach bleeding. duodenum.

After 2 days of blood transfusion, medication and endoscopic hemostasis of ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, the patient was stable.

The cause of bleeding was because the patient bought the medicine to treat joint pain online. After 10 days, the patient had gastrointestinal bleeding, severe blood loss and had to be hospitalized.

Through the above patient case, doctors recommend: Patients who are sick, tired, or have unusual symptoms on the body need to go to reputable medical facilities for examination and treatment, and should not self-treat. Or buy medicine on social networks to use.

In fact, in today’s market, especially on “social network markets”, there are still cases of selling drugs and products that are not as effective as advertised and it is also very difficult to control the ingredients in the drugs. Therefore, when buying and using medicine, patients and people need to consult a doctor or physician, buy according to prescription and go to reputable pharmacies and drugstores to avoid losing money and getting sick.

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