This Medication Side Effects of Medicinal Chemistry & Drug
Some time latter, Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) RI-consuming illegal herb. The herbs were confiscated in general do not have a marketing authorization, contain hazardous chemicals, as well as violating the rules of the inclusion of the name of the disease on the packaging used.
Therefore, people are suggested to be careful in choosing a traditional herbal medicine products. Here are some chemicals that are often found in herbal products and the risks of illegal and unwanted effects from the use of chemical drugs without medical supervision:
- Sibutramin Hydrochloride can increase blood pressure (hypertension), heart rate, and difficulty sleeping. This medicine should not be used in patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia or stroke.
- Sildenafil Citrate can cause headaches, dizziness, dyspepsia, nausea, abdominal pain, blurred vision, rhinitis (nasal inflammation), myocardial infarction, chest pain, palpitations (rapid heartbeat), and death.
- Siproheptadin can cause nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, diarrhea, hemolytic anemia, leucopenia, agranulocytosis, and thrombocytopenia.
- Fenilbutason can cause nausea, vomiting, skin rashes, fluid and electrolyte retention (edema), bleeding stomach, stomach pain, with bleeding or perforation, hypersensitivity reactions, hepatitis, nephritis, kidney failure, leukopenia, aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis, etc. other.
- Mefenamic acid may cause drowsiness, diarrhea, skin rash, thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia and seizures, and is contraindicated for patients with peptic ulcers / bowel, asthma, and kidney.
- Prednisone may cause moon face; gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea and stomach ulcers; musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoporosis, endocrine disorders such as menstrual disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders such as psychological dependence, depression, and insomnia, impaired vision such as glaucoma, and disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance.
- Methampyron can cause gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, stomach bleeding, burning, and nervous system disorders such as tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and neuropathy, blood disorders, blood cell formation is inhibited (aplastic anemia), agranulocytosis, renal disorders, shock and death, and others.
- Theophylline can cause tachycardia, arrhythmia, palpitations, nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances, headache, and insomnia.
- Paracetamol in long-term use can cause liver damage.
Source: BPOM RI
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