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1. SAY NO TO PILLS
GO NATURAL
Dr. RAJINY CHANOLIAN,Asst.Professor, PG & RESEARCH DEPT
OF HOME SCIENCE, BHARATHIDASAN GOVT. COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN, PUDUCHERRY

2. INTRODUCTION
• Modern world prescribes a wide lot of pills. Pills to
protect, pills to grow, pills to cure, pills to relax, pills
to nourish, pills to cosmetize
• Pills is a small, solid piece of medicine that a person
swallows without chewing
• Popping pills without a doctor's prescription, even if
the ailment is minor, could have serious
repercussions.
• Self-medication, even for minor ailments, could
lead to medical complications.

3. TYPES OF MEDICATIONS TAKEN
COMMON
• Pain relievers,
• Cough remedies,
• Anti-allergies ,
• Laxatives,
• Antibiotics,
• Antacids and
• Vitamins

4. DANGERS OF SELF MEDICATION
• Allergy,
• Habituation, and
• Addiction.
• For example, excessive use of vitamins can
cause hypervitaminosis , or vitamin
poisoning.
• Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide
problem, particularly in India where
antibiotics are often available without a
prescription.

5. DANGERS OF MEDICATION
• Misdiagnosing the illness:
• Habituation: Addicted to prescription drugs such as antacids,
cough syrups and pain relievers.
• Allergic reactions: Some antibiotics such as penicillin or
sulpha drugs can cause severe reactions in the body for
some people. These could be fatal.
• sufficient dosage-Incorrect dosage of medicines will not cure
and will prolong recovery.
• On the other hand, over-dosage may damage liver , kidneys
and other organs.
Risk of stroke:The most commonly misused medicines are
painkillers. Analgesics can induce gastritis and can also
increase risk of stroke by four times in patients with high BP.

6. METHODOLOGY
Area-Puducherry
Samples- 50 households
Tools - Questionnaire

7. RESULTS
• 64 percent of samples state they use pills often,among them
70 percent use pain killers, 32 percent use nutri pills, 59
percent use pills for metabolic disorders.
70
32
59
COMMON USE OF MEDICATION
PAIN KILLERS NUTRI PILLS METABOLIC DISORGDERS

8. RESULTS
• Among the 64 percent who use pills 80
percent use them weekly and 20 percent use
them when necessary.
0
20
40
60
80
100
FREQUENCY
80
20
FREQUENCY OF TAKING PILLS
WEEKLY IN NEED

9. RESULTS
• It is very obvious to note
that only 38 percent of the
samples used home
remedies as alternate
therapy to treat problems.
• Among them 18 percent
used barks of cinnamon for
severe migrane, 12 percent
used tulsi decotion for cold
and phlegm, 38 percent
used ginger for digestion
and 45 percent used
turmeric for phlegms and
wound healing.
18
12
38
45
CINNAMON BARK TULSI DECOTION
GINGER TURMERIC

10. CONCLUSION:
Pills are made of chemicals and a large
exposure to them at a large frequency would
in due course damage the body causing side
effects.
Simple health problems could be treated with
home remedies and herbs.
Higher usage of pills even for ordinary
problems is dangerous.