Despite the accelerating development of medicine, the introduction of breakthrough technologies and methods in healthcare, the victory over previously incurable diseases, the number of pharmacies is nevertheless increasing. That, based on the law of supply and demand, indicates only an increase in the number of patients. Why is this happening?
The paradox of the situation
Since then, when the people were treated mainly with mushrooms and roots, many centuries have passed. Nowadays, the need for traditional medicine has practically disappeared, because modern official medicine can successfully and at a very affordable price cure many diseases. Including through the sale of effective medicines through pharmacies.
Health care is developing by leaps and bounds, so it would seem that the population should be healthy as well. However, the harsh reality suggests the opposite - the number of pharmacies in recent years in all cities has increased many times. In market conditions, this situation only indicates an increase in demand for drugs, which in turn indicates an increase in health problems among the population.
Why is this happening
In Soviet times, there were few pharmacies in the cities. And the point in this case was not a shortage of goods, but the fact that the available pharmacies satisfied the demand of the population for medicines. This is confirmed by the remaining statistics, according to which life expectancy in those years was higher, the birth rate was much higher than the mortality rate, and the prices for medicines were set at a much lower level compared to modern ones.
Modern medicines often have very high prices due to the need to recoup their high advertising costs.
In addition, some private traders could not produce and sell low-quality or useless medicines, as is sometimes the case today. After all, all production was in the hands of the state, in whose factories there were always strict technical control departments.
In addition, the Soviet country sought to provide a stable life for its citizens. A person has always been provided with work (even when crises raged throughout the rest of the world), he could not so easily lose it and remain left only to himself, as it is, unfortunately, possible now. He also could not fall into unbearable credit slavery, having fallen on the hook of cunning bank marketers. Meanwhile, the nervous tension and stress of our modern life is the main source of many diseases.
Due to stress and constant nervous tension, ulcers, diseases of the cardiovascular system, tumor formations, and various mental ailments can occur.
In today's society, urbanization also has a major impact on human health. Residents of large cities are now predominantly employed in the service sector, and this is mostly sedentary or generally sedentary work. Lack of physical activity causes various ailments and diseases, such as cardiovascular problems, obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome, decreased tone, fibromyalgia (chronic musculoskeletal pain).
Urbanization also presupposes the growth of cities, as a result of which industrial (including the most harmful - metallurgical) enterprises, which were once located on the outskirts, eventually suddenly find themselves among populated areas.
What to do?
Basically, it is the factors described above that negatively affect the health of the population, and therefore cause a great demand for medicines, which contributes to the growth of the pharmacy network.
However, you can correct the trend described in the article. Lead a healthy lifestyle, strengthen yourself with exercise and try to find peace of mind. Frequent physical labor is also the main source of longevity: many centenary centenarians continue to work. Do not forget about the prevention of your health. By following these simple recommendations, one day you will forget the road to the pharmacy, and our country, thanks to you, will be at least a little bit healthier.
