You must be very cautious when taking medicine to your children. Some parents are too busy with work and think it is too troublesome to take their children to the hospital for treatment, so they simply go to the pharmacy to buy medicine for their children;
But parents are not doctors after all, and many medicines have indications and contraindications. Some medicines were often used before, but now they have been eliminated. They don’t know that if there is a problem with taking medicine, it will be a regret for their children throughout their lives.
When using the following 8 medicines to treat children, be careful:
1, montelukast sodium
montelukast sodium product name is "Shunerning". This medicine has been used in clinical practice for more than 20 years and is widely used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma;
But it is often found in clinical practice: montelukast sodium may cause various mental symptoms, including eating disorders, difficulty falling asleep, crying, panic, memory disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, sleepwalking attacks, etc., which seriously cause suicidal thoughts. It has been warned by the US FDA black box that children should use this medicine with caution.
2, vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets
Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets include 13 Chinese medicines including honeysuckle and forsythia, and there are also 3 Western medicines: acetaminophen (anti-fever medicine), chlorphenamine maleate (Perminer), vitamin C;
, which seems to be a product of combination of Chinese and Western medicine, is actually not recognized by traditional Chinese and Western medicine, nor do Western medicine.
Acetaminophen may cause liver damage. Some patients do not know the ingredients of Viagra Yinqiao Tablets, and even take Viagra Yinqiao Tablets and add antipyretics, which causes excessive doses, which can cause acute liver failure in severe cases.
3,
AMIN is a compound that combines aminopyrine and sodium sulfite. It is used to reduce fever and is popular all over the world in the last century because it takes effect quickly and has a low price.
AMIN may cause serious blood system problems and severe allergic reactions. The most serious side effect is fatal granule cell deficiency.
Currently, my country has banned Anaixin.
4, Pidomod Oral Liquid
Pidomod is said to enhance immunity. In the eyes of parents, prone to colds and eczema are caused by the reduction of body immunity, so the five words "enhanced immunity" are amazing, which directly hits the weakness of parents and makes many parents regard it as a "magic medicine";
In fact, this drug is not yet mature, and whether it can really enhance immunity is still under study. my country has revised the instructions for the Pidomod preparation in 2018: Pidomod is prohibited for children under 3 years old.
5, ribavirin granules
The famous "viral azole" reminds people of its ability to kill any virus.
Unfortunately, there are many types of viruses. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only approved ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C with long-acting interferon, severe human respiratory fusion virus (RSV) infection, etc., and cannot be used for common cold and influenza.
Common adverse reactions of ribavirin are: leukopenia, anemia, diarrhea, etc., and there are also clear fetal malformations, so pregnant women must stay away from ribavirin.
6. Cephalosporin antibiotics
Our country is the easiest to buy antibiotics. You can buy them in pharmacies without a doctor's prescription, and even the clerk strongly recommends you to buy them;
Most children's colds are viral, and even if they have a fever of 39℃, it is caused by viruses, and there is no need for antibiotics;
Use antibiotics to treat viral colds not only have no effect, but also cause bacterial imbalance in the body. If you use them frequently, it will easily cause drug resistance (it will be useless if you really get infected in the future).
Antibiotics can only be used for clear bacterial infections, such as tonsillar suppuration, pneumonia, etc.
7, halomethone ointment
is a hormone ointment, and it is a powerful hormone.
Many children have eczema and atopic dermatitis, so parents go to the pharmacy to buy rimethasone for their children. After using it, they find that their skin atrophy and even red bloodshots appear one by one. This is the side effect of powerful hormones.
It is recommended to children to use moderately weak hormones, such as desonide cream, hydrocortisone butyrate cream, mometasone furoate ointment, etc., but even weakly effective hormones should be used under the guidance of a doctor and be cautious on the child's face.
8, Aminophenol Huangnamin granules
0 The main ingredients of Aminophen Huangnamin are: acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine maleate (Phellamine), artificial beef yellow , etc.
This combination seems very powerful. Acetaminophen can reduce fever and relieve headaches, primula can reduce nasal and sneeze, and artificial beef can clear heat and detoxify;
However, many children's colds are often caused by viruses. The body temperature is not high during fever, so there is no need to take compound preparations containing antipyretic drugs;
If the body temperature is high, you can take Merrillin ( ibuprofen ) to reduce fever, and it is also a good idea to take Merrillin ( ibuprofen ) if the body temperature is high. There is no need to take the chloroplasty granules repeatedly, because there are two antipyretic drugs, which are too strong and have superimposed side effects;
In addition, primrine is not recommended for children to take because it enters the brain, causing sleepiness, drowsiness, and induces epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric problems. Currently, second-generation antihistamines are commonly used instead, such as cetirizine drops and levocetirizine oral solution (over 2 years old).
The most correct way to use medicine for children is to use medical treatment first. If you have any questions, go to a regular hospital to consult a professional doctor in time.
