Cardiology expert warns against using ChatGPT for medication advice

Dr. Khaled Al-Nemer, consultant and professor of cardiology and arterial catheterization, has warned against seeking medical advice from ChatGPT.

Writing on the X platform, Al-Nemer said he had seen patients ask ChatGPT about symptoms they believed were caused by their medication, receiving responses such as: "Consult your doctor; the treatment may need to be adjusted or stopped." He explained that some patients focus only on the phrase "stop the medication" and ignore the advice to "consult your doctor."

He added that this behavior is dangerous and could put patients at risk of heart attacks if they stop their medication. Al-Nemer stressed that treatment should never be stopped or doses changed based on artificial intelligence responses, as such decisions require direct evaluation by a physician.

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