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Safety while taking medicines

Pain killer – Is it really killing


pain???
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories such as
ibuprofen should be taken with or after food
because they can strip away the stomach lining
causing irritation, bleeding or ulcers.
Example : Voveran SR (Diclofenac SR) is in a
group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It should not be
consumed empty stomach.
Medicine to lower sugar level
Low blood sugar can happen in people with
diabetes who take medicines that increase insulin
levels in the body. When this occurs, one can faint,
experience a seizure, or even go into a coma. Very
low blood sugar is a medical emergency.
Medicines which lower Blood sugar should
not be consumed on the day when one is
fasting.
If you know that someone is diabetic and he or
she is experiencing symptom for low sugar level,
help him or her to eat 15 grams of quickly
digesting carbohydrate, such as:
 a half cup of juice or regular soda

 1 tablespoon of honey

 4 or 5 saltine crackers

 3 or 4 pieces of hard candy or glucose tablets

 1 tablespoon of sugar

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