Voltaire (real name François-Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778) was a French philosophe
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Voltaire (real name François-Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778) was a French philosopher and writer of the Age of Enlightenment. His intelligence, wit and style made him one of France's greatest writers and philosophers, despite the controversy he attracted.
Voltaire says:
“There are no safe drugs, only safe ways of using them. Doctors put drugs of which they know little, into our bodies of which they know less, to cure disease of which they know nothing at all”
Do you agree or disagree? Please explain why?
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I am agree with first part of phrase because there is no medicine without side effect. Good and bad part always associated with each drug but way of uses can minimize the risk of side effects because each patient has their own physiology, tolerance, immunity etc. One medicine suitable for one patient doesn' t necessarily suits another. But i am not totally agree with rest part of phrase because development of modern science, tools leads to better understanding about disease, that lead to better medication and better results. Several diagnostic tool are avilable that help doctor to gain knowledge about patient anatomy and physiology. To study all these factors, doctors now prescribed a medicine but still most of prescription is based on the communication between patient and doctor. You get better medication depends upon how well you tell about your problems. So. Better treatment not only depend upon the doctors examination but also on patient narration. In modern science, drug prescribed to patient only examining their body, affected part with disease, other related factors like blood group, any other disease etc. So , each patient get maximum benifit from that drug with minimum side effect.
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