Do not stop a prescribed treatment suddenly unless an emergency professional or the prescriber instructs you to do so. Abruptly stopping certain medicines can cause withdrawal effects, allow the treated condition to worsen, or create additional health risks.
Contact your doctor or pharmacist and provide the exact name of the medicine, the dose, how long you have used it, and any symptoms you have noticed. Mention all prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, vitamins, herbal preparations, and supplements you take.
Ask whether your health history or other medications change the balance of benefits and risks. Your healthcare professional may recommend continuing the treatment, adjusting the dose, switching medicines, performing tests, or monitoring particular symptoms.
Never begin aspirin, anticoagulants, or other blood-thinning medicines on your own to prevent a suspected clot. These medicines can cause serious bleeding and should be used only when medically appropriate.
Check Reliable Safety Information
Medication warnings shared through social media are sometimes incomplete, outdated, or presented without the name, dose, or circumstances of the medicine involved.
For reliable information, consult the patient leaflet supplied with the medication, your doctor or pharmacist, and official notices from your national medicines regulator or public-health authority.
A recall in one country does not necessarily mean that every product with a similar name has been recalled worldwide. Recalls can apply to a specific manufacturer, batch, strength, formulation, or contamination problem rather than to the active ingredient itself.
