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Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors? "

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Medicines should always be taken at the advice of the doctors., Medicines affect human metabolism and provide curẻ from different ailments of the body. A medicine wrongly-taken without the consultation of a doctor may not be effective or may have serious. sides effects. In larger doses, they may bave a poisonous effect.
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