Any drug which has caused reaction earlier, even in a mild form, must not be repeated.
Sources of infection are many and some patients react not only to specific drugs but also react to particular type of food stuff, environs, scents, odours, drinks and eatables, oils, meats, milk and milk products, poultry and sea products, colours, chemicals, persons, situations etc. A doctor generally has hardly any time to think of and apply his mind on such vital aspects. Let us not blame the doctors who are pravailed upon by the patients to re-lieve them of their agony within the shortest possible time.
I know a few doctors who will never succumb to a patient’s pressure tactics. The doctor, then, in the wake of showing positive and quicker results prescribes the strongest medicine and optimium dose . Such medicines show their own reactions. The tragedy is that the patient’s original complaint remains, genrally. uncured of, rather with manifestation and new symploms which are even more serious and grave than the actual complaint. As a result of such imprudent and indiscreet medication, patient’s defence mechanism reaches his nadir and he loses his physical and mental resistance to light even a low-tone infection.
Hence, always start treatment with the minimum dose and also give only mild and moderate drugs-going higher in dosage and potency in a gradual way. Remember, once a higher dose is given, lower dozes, given afterwards, will not have any effect. Give nature and body’s defence machenism enough time to help the prescribed medicine to act. Be patient and do not panic, rather wait patiently and watch progress or regression of the disease. There is no need to show any miracles nor any need to be restive and impatient.