Is it Possible to Prescribe Right Drug for Every Patient?
Author(s):
Brahma D Sharma
Around the world, doctors prescribe drugs by trial and error. After determining the diagnosis, a doctor prescribes one of the drugs from several ‘suitable’ drugs. When the drug creates unbearable side effects, another drug is often prescribed to address them. If the side effects are severe or the patient is not responding to the drug, another drug is selected with the hope that it may be the ‘right one’. Trial and error prescribing of drugs is frustrating and costly practice of medicine