Before giving a medicine to a woman, ask yourself these questions: • Will she get better without this medicine? • Is there a home remedy or traditional medicine that will work as well or better? • Are the benefits of using this medicine greater than the cost and the risks? 467 Medicines Pages How to take medicines safely • Take the full amount. [...] And because these stronger germs are harder to kill, the drug may not work to fight the disease anymore — for the individual woman who did not take her full amount of medicine, or for others in the community who get sick with the same disease. [...] If a woman has any of these signs and they are not common side effects of the medicine she is taking, she should stop taking the medicine and get medical help Poisoning Taking too much of a medicine can kill a person, especially a child. [...] Read the descriptions of each drug on the following pages and any information that comes with the drug, or ask pharmacists or health workers so you can learn who can take the medicine safely — and how they should take it for it to be most effective. [...] 472 How to give medicines If your pharmacy does not have the correct weight or size of a medicine You may have to give part of a pill, or more than one to get the right dose.
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