presented by Dr. Falguni joshi

1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
MODERN MEDICINE
Dr. FALGUNI JOSHI
M.D. SCHOLAR (1ST Yr.)
GUIDED BY – Dr. RAVI SHARMA
PG. DEPT. OF KAYA CHIKITSA
M.M.M. GOVT. AYURVED
COLLEGE, UDAIPUR

2. INTRODUCTION
 Allos - “opposite”
 Pathos - “suffering”
The term "allopathy" was coined in 1810
by Samuel Hahnemann to designate the
usual practice of medicine (allopathy).

3. INTRODUCTION
 The word medicine is derived from the
Latin ars –
“MEDICINA” means –
THE ART OF HEALING.
Medicine is the science and practice of
establishing
the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment,
and prevention of disease.

4. • Allopathic medicine” is a term used for
modern or mainstream medicine.
Other names for allopathic medicine
include:
 Conventional medicine
 Mainstream medicine
 Western medicine
 Orthodox medicine
 Biomedicine

5. • Allopathic medicine or mainstream
medicine is a system of healthcare.
• It has had the most evidence-based
scientific research, data collection, and drug
testing.
• It’s also the most regulated by a neutral
party like the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) or the American
Medical Association.

6.  It is received by the majority of the
nations around the globe and commonly
called as drug therapy.
 Mainstream medical implementation of
pharmaceutical drugs, surgeries,
radiation or other treatments.
Modern medicine includes

7. MODERN
MEDICINE
Experimentation
Hypothesis
Result of the experiment
It is basically a drug oriented methodology
and relies on three things-

8. MAIN PRINCIPLE
 It seek fight against body’s natural
defense mechanism attacking symptoms
rather then disease.
 Treat the patients according to the
disease.
 In modern medicine, diseases are
typically defined by characteristic signs
and symptoms that occur together and
meet accepted criteria.

9. AIM
 The aim is to identify the
organism and select a drug to
destroy the specific germ.
 Allopathy believes that there are
many diese so many remedies are
needed.
 It opposes the body’s natural
defense system and produce
germs to destroy the germ disease.

10. MODERN MEDICINE
TREATMENTS
• Allopathic medicine includes a range of
treatments to treat infection, illness, and disease.
These include prescription drugs like:
Antibiotics (penicillin, amoxicillin, vancomycin,
augmentin)
Blood pressure medications (diuretics, beta-
blockers, calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors)
Diabetes drugs (metformin, sitagliptin, DPP-4
inhibitors, thiazolidinediones)
Migraine medications (ergotamines, triptins,
antinausea drugs)
Chemotherapy

11. • Some types of prescription drugs replace
hormones when the body can’t make
enough or any of a certain type, such as:
Insulin (in diabetes)
Thyroid hormones (in hypothyroidism)
Estrogen
Testosterone

12. • Allopathic medicine also includes over-
the-counter (OTC) medications like:
pain relievers (acetaminophen, aspirin,
ibuprofen)
muscle relaxers
cough suppressants
sore throat medications
antibiotic ointments

13. PREVENTATIVE CARE
IN ALLOPATHIC
MEDICINE
• :
• Vaccinations to prevent serious life-threatening
illness in infants, children, and adults.
• Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent infection after
a surgery, wound, or very deep cut.
• Prediabetes care to help prevent diabetes.
• Blood pressure medications to help prevent serious
complications like heart disease and stroke.
• Education programs to prevent development of
health issues common to at-risk populations such as
heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

14. ADVANTAGES
 Modern Medicine forms the basis of many
of the world’s modern health systems and
remains primarily founded on the principles
established by the ancient Greeks, being
quick, effective, and highly efficient.
 Modern medications can rapidly alleviate
most negative symptoms and allow people to
continue daily life with minimal interruption
or discomfort.

15.  Modern medicine has a good
investigation, testing, and practicing
system.
 It relies on many tests, techniques,
scans, surgery etc.
 Acc. To germ theory ……antibiotic
& antiviral, antihelminthics
treatment are useful.
To. Be Cont……

16. Various routes of drug
administration.
No more need to focus on dietetic
regimen.
In the faintest , there is a fast
relief treatment.
To. Be Cont……

17. DISADVANTAGES
 Modern Medicine treats only the symptoms without
addressing the root cause of the issue.
 The medications’ long-term effect can weigh heavily
on the body in the later years of a person’s life.
 Drug resistance
 It appears that there is a pill for each evil and then,
a pill for all their side effects.

18. Drug poisoning – is called Lethal dose/
Drug over dose. For example Paracetamol
poisoning, Codeine poisoning.
Drug dependency – for example
sedatives, Antihypertensive
Dose dependency
To. Be Cont……