Indications and Usage

- Must state that the drug is indicated for the preventive, palliative, curative, or diagnostic
treatment of a recognized disease or condition, or for the alleviation of diseases associated with a
recognized disease or condition .

- Indications can be understood simply as the use and function of the drug in the treatment of
disease. Includes the basics:

+ Purpose of drug use: clearly state the purpose of disease prevention, diagnosis or treatment

+ Subjects of drug users: specify indications or limit indications for certain groups of users (if
any), which can be grouped by specific age groups.

+ Additional conditions for safe and effective use of drugs (if any), for example, in the course of
treatment, they must be combined with other drugs or methods to increase the effectiveness of
treatment, reduce the effects, and reduce the risk of adverse effects. Side effects of drugs
(prescribed for reasons other than what they were originally approved for)

- Usage refers to the methods and ways of using that drug. The route of administration, dose,
duration of drug use must be clearly stated to achieve the highest effect and other special notes
when taking the drug (if any). For example:

+ For injectable drugs, the method of preparation, route of injection and the method of injection,
intramuscular injection, intravenous injection, subcutaneous injection, etc., and other injection
cases must be clearly stated; Specify injection or infusion rate (if necessary)

+ Oral drugs in liquid form must be clearly marked with the words "Do not inject"

+ Drugs in powder form according to dosage or oral form must be mixed into liquid form before
use, drugs in suspension form must be clearly marked with the words "Shake well before use".

Contraindications

Contraindication is a situation in which medication or surgery is not allowed because it can cause
harm to people (usually with numbers such as: pregnant women, lactating women, children
under 15 years old, people with impaired kidney function, kidney failure, etc.) failure, people
who are sensitive to any substance to any of the ingredients of the drug). There are two
contraindications:

Relative contraindication means that two drugs or procedures should be used with caution (It is
acceptable to do so if the benefits outweigh the other drugs)

Absolute contraindication means the event or substance could cause a life-threatening condition.
- This section may also recommend not to use the drug in people with allergies or known
hypersensitivity to indications except for certain treatments that can cause unwanted or
dangerous reactions in people with allergies, high blood pressure or pregnancy

+ for example isotretinoin, an acne medication, is absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy due to

birth defects and stretch marks.

+ Some decongestants are contraindicated for people with high blood pressure and should be

(More than one medicine should not be used together by the same person.)

For example, a person taking warfarin to thin the blood should not take aspirin, which is also a
blood thinner.

Warning

If particularly serious or life-threatening problems have been mentioned in the box alert, detailed
information is provided here. Pay attention to these warnings so you'll spot any symptoms that
could suggest a serious problem. However, don't worry too much. Talk to your doctor first about
how this information concerns you and what you should look for.

For example, Ibuprofen can also cause stomach or intestinal bleeding, which can be fatal. These
conditions may occur without warning while you are using this medicine, especially in older
adults. Do not take more than your recommended dose.

Adverse reactions (including "side effects")

- Any unwanted effects are listed here. It is a toxic unspecified recovery that occurs during the
treatment or cure of disease or alteration of physiological function (WHO).

SPV is a very severe form of ADR, even with early detection and prompt appropriate treatment.
SPV can be caused by medication, by the patient's physical condition, or by an incorrect dosing
procedure

Drug or food interactions: Avoid sharing citrus fruits with anti-inflammatory drugs or aspirin. ,
as it may aggravate or burn the stomach or increase the amount of stomach acid

- Side effects of antihistamines such as: dry mouth, nausea and vomiting, drowsiness, blurred
vision

- Side effects of bronchodilators: tachycardia, decreased potassium, poisoning

- Long-term use of high-dose corticosteroids inhibits bone and cartilage growth. For adult causes
osteoporosis and bone loss