Preventing the side effects issue is more about good administration, and medications being given after good history taking and diagnosis by a clinician. In high income countries we have no qualms about giving l large amounts of nsaids, as long as we aren’t giving them to people with gastritis, people are taking them with water and food and People understand what symptoms to look for to stop.
It just means it’s a bad idea up have noon qualified prior giving them out like lollies, which does happen a lot. In many western countries nsaids are sold at supermarkets, which shows you it’s not a game changing problem, just one to be careful about.
Preventing the side effects issue is more about good administration, and medications being given after good history taking and diagnosis by a clinician. In high income countries we have no qualms about giving l large amounts of nsaids, as long as we aren’t giving them to people with gastritis, people are taking them with water and food and People understand what symptoms to look for to stop.
It just means it’s a bad idea up have noon qualified prior giving them out like lollies, which does happen a lot. In many western countries nsaids are sold at supermarkets, which shows you it’s not a game changing problem, just one to be careful about.