By Al-Amin Aliyu Abubakar
The rate at which people undertake self-medication in our country today is alarming. People consume different drugs without even knowing its mode of action or margin of safety.
This has mostly resulted in dangerous health consequences and sometimes, untimely death. In Nigeria for example, drugs like cough syrup, pain killer and suppressants are mostly taken without due consultations with trained medical personnel.
Sometimes non pharmaceutical products are also consumed indiscriminately. This has to stop for us to have a healthy society.
Al-Amin is of Sheikh Abubakar Gummi Academy, Abuja
