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Sleeping pills are recommended by doctors to the patients suffering from sleeplessness but it is not advisable to take its doses without consultation with the doctor. Why?

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Most of the drugs taken in doses higher than those recommended may cause harmful effects and, act as potential poison and even cause death. Therefore, it is not advisable to take its doses without consultation with the doctor
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