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PAGES IN WHERE THERE IS NO DOCTOR THAT DISCUSS THE MISUSE,
OVERUSE, AND CAREFUL USE OF MEDICINES
page
w18 to w19 . . . . Sensible and limited use of medicines
45 to 48 . . . . Chapter 5, Healing without medicines
49 to 53 ������� Chapter 6, Right and wrong uses of
medicines, especially:
49 �������������Guidelines for the use of medicine
50 to 52 ������������ The most dangerous misuse of medicine
54 ������������When should medicine not be taken?
55 to 58 ��������Chapter 7, Antibiotics: what they are and
how to use them, especially:
56 �������������Guidelines for the use of all antibiotics
56 to 57 �������������Guidelines for the use of certain
antibiotics
58 �������������Importance of limited use of
antibiotics
59 to 64 ������� Chapter 8, How to measure and give
medicine
Boy with abscess from an
unnecessary injection.
65 to 73 ������� Chapter 9, Instructions and precautions for injections, especially:
65 ������������When to inject and when not to
65 ������������What to do when the doctor prescribes injections
67 ������������Medicines not to inject
68 to 69 �������������Risks and precautions
70 �������������Dangerous reactions from injecting certain medicines
71 �������������How to avoid serious reactions to a penicillin injection
118 ������� Where to get vitamins: in pills, injections, syrups—or in foods?
156 ������� Medicines not to use for diarrhea
247 ������� How to stay healthy during pregnancy—avoid taking medicines
266 ������� The correct use of oxytocics: ergonovine, oxytocin, Pitocin, etc.
272 ������� Care in giving medicines to the newborn
288 ������� Who should not take birth control pills?
338 ������� Words to the village storekeeper or pharmacist
Green Pages ����� Risks and precautions for each medicine are listed.
R E M E M B E R : Teaching health workers
to help people use medications sensibly is a
vital part of preventive medicine.