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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Over-emphasis on use of drugs in medicine

Over-emphasis on use of drugs in medicine

Broader

Limitations of allopathy
Presentable
Cultural bias in medicine
Presentable
Curative health mindset
Yet to rate

Narrower

Repudiation of complementary medicine
Excellent

Aggravates

Iatrogenic disease
Excellent
Prohibitive medical expenses
Presentable
Overprescription of drugs
Presentable
Harmful drugs used during pregnancy
Presentable
Abuse of prescription drugs
Presentable
Decline of psychic healing
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Lack of integrated medicine
Yet to rate

Related

Substance abuse
Excellent

Strategy

Using holistic medicine
Excellent

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Medicine
  • Health care » Pharmacy
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G2702
    DOCID
    11727020
    D7NID
    152304
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/over-emphasis-use-drugs-medicine
    Last update
    Nov 8, 2022