One in 2 Italians takes drugs when they shouldn’t. This not very reassuring fact becomes even more dangerous if we think of a simple truth. Some drugs, if taken incorrectly, do not solve problems but can cause others, even more serious ones.
Many of us take medications on a daily basis. It is essential to strictly follow the directions for your drug treatment when your doctor prescribes it. Drugs, in fact, have the great power to extend our life and make us live better, despite health problems.
On the other hand, what is deeply wrong is to use drugs when you don’t really need them. Suffice it to say that a study has shown higher mortality rates in those who often take these popular drugs.
Hardly anyone knows that overuse of these drugs could increase the risk of premature death
These are prazoles, the most used remedies for the treatment of ulcers, gastritis and reflux. Many people today suffer from these diseases, the symptoms of which are very similar to those of stomach cancer.
To solve them, many people take proton pump inhibitors, also known as ‘prazoles’. The effectiveness of these remedies is undoubted, even if the risk of abusing them is very high. As a study published on the Veronesi Foundation website reports, taking these medicines in too high quantities could cause the risk of premature death.
The danger increases in these cases
The study highlights that the risk of mortality would increase more and more as the period of therapy increases, not to mention an even more worrying data. The study found that the risk of death increased among people taking these drugs without having received a specific indication from their doctor.
It should be noted that the patients studied during the research and who took these drugs were mostly elderly, with problems such as hypertension and diabetes. Some of them were also suffering from heart disease (and in this regard we remember that the warning signal that our body sends us 30 days before the heart attack has been revealed).
These aspects are very important, especially if we consider that they could have profoundly affected the death of patients. Despite this, according to experts this is still not enough to justify these deaths. The problem is that hardly anyone knows that overuse of these drugs could increase the risk of premature death. And that is why the treatments should never exceed the limits that we are going to specify.
The limits of the cure
Taking proton pump inhibitors, when needed, is life-saving, and is therefore essential. In any case, the treatment should not last more than 4 consecutive weeks. Remember to always consult a specialist before starting any drug treatment.