Experts believe that an active advisory to inform patients why a particular drug is unsafe or recalled needs to be there. The patient has the right to know all relevant information on the drugs banned and which they can choose to replace their preferred choice.
Here are some essential tips you should keep in mind to help your doctor understand your illness.
Doctors need to imagine being the patient undergoing the patient's experience.
While very few patients are allergic to anaesthesia, there are a few instances that a severe reaction can result in the patient going into anaphylactic shock
Are you undergoing unnecessary medical tests and procedures?
Patients are often confused as to whether they should go to a GP (general practitioner, or family doctor or primary care physician) when they fall ill, or if they should seek out a specialist.
Is your doctor only an 'illness-care' specialist?
There is a lot you can do to improve the quality of your hospital stay.
Dr Malpani explains the rights a patient has in his book 'Patient Advocacy Giving Voice to Patients'.
Satyamev Jayate - I've not insulted medical profession: Aamir Khan (Interview)
You must be actively involved in making decisions about your own body. If you don't understand the medical gobbledygook, the fault is not yours -- it's the doctor's.
Patient rights: How not to get quacked by babas and miracle cures!
Have a doctor's appointment? Make the most of it with these tips
Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a patient?
Experts believe that an active advisory to inform patients why a particular drug is unsafe or recalled needs to be there. The patient has the right to know all relevant information on the drugs banned and which they can choose to replace their preferred choice.
Here are some essential tips you should keep in mind to help your doctor understand your illness.
Doctors need to imagine being the patient undergoing the patient's experience.
While very few patients are allergic to anaesthesia, there are a few instances that a severe reaction can result in the patient going into anaphylactic shock
Are you undergoing unnecessary medical tests and procedures?
Patients are often confused as to whether they should go to a GP (general practitioner, or family doctor or primary care physician) when they fall ill, or if they should seek out a specialist.
Is your doctor only an 'illness-care' specialist?
There is a lot you can do to improve the quality of your hospital stay.
Dr Malpani explains the rights a patient has in his book 'Patient Advocacy Giving Voice to Patients'.
Satyamev Jayate - I've not insulted medical profession: Aamir Khan (Interview)
You must be actively involved in making decisions about your own body. If you don't understand the medical gobbledygook, the fault is not yours -- it's the doctor's.
Patient rights: How not to get quacked by babas and miracle cures!
Have a doctor's appointment? Make the most of it with these tips
Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a patient?
