The most dangerous misuse of medicine

Here a few list of the most common and dangerous errors people make i using modern medicines.The improper use of the following  medicines causes many death each year according statistics.Be careful!
   *Chloramphenicol(chloromycetin)
        The popular use of this medicines for simple diarrhea and other mild sickness is extremely unfortunate, because it is so risky. Use chloramphenicol only for very severe illness, like typhoid. Never give it to newborn infant.
*      Oxytocin, Ergometrine and Pitocin
           Unfortunately , some midwives use these medicines to speed up childbirth, or gives strength to the mother in labor. This practices is very dangerous. It can kill the mother or the child. Use these medicines only to control bleeding after the child is born.
*      Penicillin works only against certain types of infections. Using penicillin for sprains, bruises, cold  or any pain or fever is a great mistake. As a general rule, injuries that do not break the skin even if they make large bruises, have no danger of infection; they do not need to e treated with penicillin or any antibiotics.
Penicillin is dangerous for some people. Before using it, know its risk and the precaution you must take.
  Kenamycin and Gentamicin
    Too much use of these antibiotics for babies has caused permanent  hearing loss(deafness) in million babies. Give to babies only for life threatening infections of newborn, ampicillin works as well and is much less dangerous.
* Combination medicines
     Sometimes, two or more medicines are combined in the same pill or tonic.
Sometimes they do more harm than good. Do not waste your money on them.
  Try to avoid
* cough medicines which both suppress cough, and loosen mucus to encourage coughing.
* Antibiotics combined with anti diarrhea medicine.
* Pain cures with two medicine doing the same thing.Such as aspirin with paracetamol.
* Injections of any medicine
    The common belief that injections are usually better than medicine taken by mouth is not true. Many times medicine taken by mouth work as well or better than injection. Also, most medicines is more dangerous injected than when taken by mouth. Use of injection should be very limited.