ngộ thuốc
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To suffer from drug poisoning / to be poisoned by medicine: The primary meaning of "ngộ thuốc" refers to experiencing harmful effects, illness, or poisoning due to ingesting an incorrect, inappropriate, excessive, or counterfeit medication.
- To have an adverse reaction to medicine: It describes a state of being a victim of unsuitable medication, encompassing allergic reactions, toxic effects, or complications from drug misuse.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Bệnh nhân nhập viện vì ngộ thuốc. (The patient was hospitalized due to drug poisoning.)
- Trẻ con dễ bị ngộ thuốc nếu uống nhầm liều. (Children can easily be poisoned by medicine if they take the wrong dose.)
- Anh ấy ngộ thuốc sau khi dùng thuốc không rõ nguồn gốc. (He suffered from poisoning after taking medicine of unknown origin.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in medical, public health, and news contexts to warn about the dangers of self-medication, using unverified traditional remedies, or taking expired drugs.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngộ độc (v): to be poisoned (a more general term for poisoning from any substance, including food, chemicals, or drugs).
- Ngộ độc thực phẩm (food poisoning).
- Dị ứng thuốc (v/n): to be allergic to medicine / drug allergy (specifically for allergic reactions).
Synonyms
- To be poisoned by drugs
- To experience drug toxicity
- To have a toxic reaction to medication
Related Idioms
- While "ngộ thuốc" itself is a specific phrase, it is conceptually related to warnings about medicine misuse.
- Thuốc đắng dã tật: Bitter medicine cures sickness (an idiom about accepting harsh but necessary remedies; contrasts with the harmful outcome of "ngộ thuốc").