The most useless drugs of our time! We were put on placebo pills.

When the pain catches us by surprise, we frantically run to the nearest pharmacy and on the way remember the advertisement of the drug, which we have heard on television. That's right, why run to the hospital again when the TV has already consulted us?





Want to eat a lot without stomach pain? Be sure to buy the drug "Mezim". You got varicose veins? Apply Troxevazin ointment and it will pass. But few people wondered, and were the clinical trials of the same "Mezim" and "Troxevazin"? Editorial "Site" present to your attention a list of the most useless modernity





Useless drugs

1. "Arbidol."
   This drug was invented by pharmacologists during the Soviet era, but the World Health Organization has not recognized its effectiveness. After all, clinical trials were conducted only in the CIS countries and China. This is allegedly an antiviral drug with an immunomodulatory effect. The medicine is also sold under other names: "Arpetolide", "Arpeflu", "ORVITol NP", "Arpetol", "Immustat".
   
   
   
2. Probiotics
   Naive consumers think they buy precious live bacteria in pills. But what they don't know is that the packaging process kills up to 99 percent of all potentially beneficial bacteria and spores. With the same success you can buy cheap kefir in the store. In Europe, doctors do not prescribe these dubious drugs to patients.
   
   
   
3. "Mezim Forte"
   Perhaps not the most popular drug of our time. Just think, insidious advertisers promote the idea of malnutrition, and even sell an expensive drug. Its active ingredient is pancreatine, and it is effective except for indigestion of the stomach. It does not cure diabetes, pancreatitis, hernia and other serious disorders.
   
   
   
4. Corvalol.
   The active substance of this drug is phenobarbital. This is a dangerous barbiturate with a pronounced narcotic effect. Not everyone knows that continuous treatment with Corvalol can cause serious neurological and cognitive impairment. The import of this drug abroad is strictly prohibited.
   
   
   
5. "Novo Passit."
   The active substance of this drug is gaiphenesin. Surprisingly, it has no calming effect. Gaiphenesin perfectly helps with a wet cough, accelerating the expectoration process. This substance is part of many cough medications. Therefore, we can safely say that the pill "Novo-passit" is a real placebo.
   
   
   
6. Gedelix.
   The drug "Gedelix" was studied at the National Institutes of Health of the United States. Pharmacologists have concluded that its active ingredient (ivy extract) is completely ineffective in treating cough. I'd rather have tea.
   
   
   
7. Troxevasin.
   The effectiveness of this drug was confirmed by only two Russian studies. Western scientists claim that its active substance has a barely noticeable effect on the body.
   
   
   
8. Homeopathic remedies
   It is worth remembering once and for all that all homeopathic preparations do not contain active substances. Therefore, they do not have any effect on the body. In this case, it is better to go in for sports or spend money on healthy food than to give your earnings to charlatan doctors.
   
   
   
9. glycine
   Glycine is not a drug at all, it is the most common amino acid! That is, another dietary supplement that does neither harm nor benefit. Studies on the effectiveness of glycine have not been conducted at all.
   
   
   
10. "Validol."
    This drug is considered effective and extremely common only in the countries of the former CIS. Do not rely on it for serious heart problems, especially since every minute of a heart attack is precious!
    
    
    

Before running to the pharmacy for another advertised drug be sure to study its composition. Maybe they want to slip you another placebo pill.