Makes them more susceptible to the deception and temptation of fake drug traffickers. In addition, the elderly have a relatively low acceptance of new things and new technologies for new drugs.
New medical devices and the like may also lack proper knowledge, making them susceptible to being exploited by scammers. In order to prevent the elderly in their own families from being cheated, the following measures are recommended:
Educate the elderly to be more vigilant: tell the elderly not to gullibly believe in the sales pitch of strangers, and not to buy unknown medicines and medical equipment at will.
In particular, don't buy medicines and use medical equipment on your own without a doctor's guidance. Guiding the elderly to choose regular medical institutions: It is recommended that when the elderly have a disease that requires treatment.
Choose regular medical institutions, follow the doctor's instructions for the use of drugs, do not buy the so-called "miracle drug" or "panacea". Supervise the use of medicines for the elderly: Try to provide the elderly with detailed information about the medicines and how to use them.
Help the elderly to use medicines correctly to prevent overdose or wrong use. Enhance the popularization of science education for the elderly: through various means, including television, the Internet, and leaflets.
To publicize the hazards of fake medicines and equipment to the elderly, and to raise their awareness of prevention. In short, we should do our best to protect the rights and interests of the elderly.
Improve the vigilance and cognitive ability of the elderly, reduce the elderly to become the target of fraudsters.
In this way at the same time society should strengthen the fight against fake drugs and fake medical devices to protect the health and safety of the elderly and society.