16.10 Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors?

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A medicine has the tendency to bind to more than one receptor site. Thus, a medicine may be toxic for some receptor sites. Further, in most cases, medicines cause harmful effects when taken in higher doses than recommended. As a result, medicines may be poisonous in such cases. Hence, medicine

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