Even when you have a headache, fever, or any other minor problem, etc., you must be taking medicine on your own. But when there is a big problem, we have to go to the doctor. After this, the doctor conducts various tests and after diagnosing the disease, gives medicine to the patient. Different types of medicines are included in this. But have you ever noticed that some medicine packets have a red line on the back side? Do you know why this line exists and what it means? Probably not, but having this red line means something very special. So let us know what is the reason behind this. You can learn about this further...
If you see, there is a red line on the back of many medicine packets. Even if common people do not know about it, it becomes important for you to know the meaning of this red-colored line. This information was also tweeted by the Health Ministry.
What is the meaning of the red stripe?
According to the information given by the Health Ministry, if there is a red colored strip on the back of any medicine packet, then such medicines should not be taken without a doctor's advice. They should be consumed only if the doctor has written a prescription and a medical store cannot sell these medicines without a doctor's prescription.
It is important to know this
Antibiotics, mood swings, depression, and sleep are prominent among the medicines that have a red-colored strip on their packets. Therefore, such medicines should not be consumed without medical advice. At the same time, you will see that NRx is written on the back of the leaflets of these medicines, which means that these medicines are intoxicating and can be sold only by licensed people.
On the other hand, Rx is also written on the back of the packet of some medicines, which means that the patient can consume this medicine only on the advice of the doctor, hence you should take special care of this.
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