Winter is a period of high incidence of colds. Children often have colds, coughs, fever and other symptoms. Once they are recruited, parents will have more headaches. Should I take my child to the hospital or go to the pharmacy to buy medicine based on experience?
Infants and children's bodies are in a period of rapid growth and development. How should parents choose reliable, safe, and small side effects drugs? The reporter interviewed some parents, and contacted experts in children's medication at the same time, and made suggestions on children's medication in winter.
During the interview, the reporter found that if a child has a cold or fever, young parents will use their experience to prescribe the medicine by themselves. The parent of , Ms. Li, said that if the child has a cold or cough, she will usually use it on her own. Chinese patent medicine. If the child has a fever, she will choose to go to the hospital for a blood test to see if it is bacterial or viral, and then she will have targeted medication. Although it is convenient for
to administer medicine to the child by oneself, it saves the trouble of waiting in line in the hospital. However, experts point out that most parents get into a misunderstanding when taking colds to their babies. There are various problems such as the abuse of anti-inflammatory drugs, excessive use of drugs, and adult cold medicines instead of children cold medicines. The reporter contacted and interviewed Chai Dongyan, a pharmacist, deputy director of Henan Provincial People’s Hospital. Regarding the issue of regulating children’s medication, she said that parents should pay attention to the medication of children. First of all, antibacterial drugs should not be abused. Most colds are caused by viruses. The medicine has no effect, but it will cause the child's flora to be imbalanced, which will promote the growth of the virus. Antibacterial drugs are what we call anti-inflammatory drugs. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as cephalosporin and azithromycin cannot be given to children at the early stage of a cold. However, if there is obvious yellow sputum and discharge after a few days of the cold For symptoms such as yellow nose, it is recommended not to delay and seek medical treatment in time.
Secondly, does not recommend that parents go to the pharmacy to choose , because there are many types of professional drugs. Taking cephalosporins as an example, oral cephalosporins can be divided into first-generation, second-generation, and third-generation cephalosporins, which is not very good for parents. distinguish. Therefore, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment, and let the doctor or pharmacist make the correct recommendation.
For children’s medication, Pharmacist Chai suggested that first antipyretics should be used rationally. The commonly used antipyretics on the market are aminophenol and ibuprofen. Compared with the two, aminophenol is safer. The advantage is that the antipyretic effect is relatively strong, which can be selected according to the child's fever.
Secondly, for children with colds, there are many compound cold preparations on the market. How to choose? Z1z
Chai Pharmacist said that the common pediatric paracetamol, which contains several ingredients, such as aminophenol, which is an antipyretic ingredient, and artificial bezoar, which is commonly known as chlorpheniramine, can improve the treatment. The symptoms of sneezing and runny nose, but in European and American countries, it is not recommended for children under two years of age to use this compound preparation. The reason is that the compound preparation has multiple drugs, which may increase the burden on the liver.
Finally, Pharmacist Chai reminded that if the child is in a good state of mind in the early stage of a cold, it is not necessary to give the child medicine. It is necessary to urge him to drink more water and observe further. Source of
丨Urban Business Department reporters Dong Dan and Liu Yuan
editors丨Huoyan
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