Recently, Jiayijun visited several hospitals and found that the fever clinics of many hospitals have reached the point of shoulder-to-shoulder end. The entrance of the fever clinics is full of people of all ages. From time to time, there are also a few coughs and sounds in the crowd, and some children still have fever-reducing stickers on their foreheads.
htmlOn June 17, the Guangdong Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued an influenza warning. Influenza monitoring data shows that the number of influenza-like cases in outpatient clinics reaches 7.29%, which means that among the 100 cases on average, at least 7 are in the flu state, that is, there is a fever of more than 38℃ and accompanied by flu symptoms such as sore throat and cough.
In addition to Guangdong, there are also many southern provinces, such as Fujian, Jiangxi and other places, which have successively issued influenza warnings. The China Influenza Center has also updated the latest monitoring data. According to the outpatient case data currently reported, the proportion of influenza-like cases in this stage from June 6, 2022 to June 12, 2022 is 5.8%, while the level in the previous week was only 5.1%. The positive rate of influenza virus testing is constantly rising, which also indicates that many provinces in southern are entering the peak of summer influenza.
This time, influenza virus , which is active in many southern provinces, is also the H3N2 influenza A that landed in Hainan not long ago. But everyone should not be too panicked, because it is not uncommon for the H3N2 virus to be active in summer, and it was popular as early as 2015 and 2017.
Despite this, there are still many people who are afraid of "virus", which has also caused many regions to grab the "flu magic medicine" oseltamivir . At present, most pharmacies in Fuzhou have shown that oseltamivir is out of stock. However, is this medicine really a panacea for anti-influenza A?
"Influenza Magical Drug" oseltamivir is really worthy of his name?
Oseltamivir is an influenza virus drug that can be converted into a substance called GS4071 in the body, which has a good inhibitory effect on influenza A virus and influenza B viruses. Its clinical efficacy was recorded in "Pharmaceutical Progress". Oral oseltamivir is taken within 36 hours from the onset of influenza symptoms, which can effectively reduce influenza symptoms and shorten the course of the disease.
However, it does not work for common cold , so some patients mistakenly think they are infected with the flu virus, so after taking oseltamivir, the cold symptoms did not improve.
oseltamivir + influenza vaccine = dual protection?
In addition to treating influenza, oseltamivir also has a certain effect on preventing influenza. A research team once conducted an analysis of oseltamivir on influenza prevention on 1,559 volunteers and found that the incidence of influenza was reduced by 75 mg orally every day. After six weeks of continuous medication, the incidence of influenza was reduced by 74%.
Therefore, many parents use oseltamivir as a substitute for influenza vaccines, so that their children can take oseltamivir to prevent influenza viruses. However, oseltamivir actually cannot improve the body's immunity to influenza viruses, and it is just that drugs respond to invading the influenza viruses. In order to better prevent influenza A, it is recommended to get the corresponding vaccine as soon as possible.
Some people also wonder, since that's the case, can I get the flu vaccine and take oseltamivir?
However, this is not the case. Taking oseltamivir will reduce the effect of the flu vaccine and may also cause some discomfort to the body. Therefore, it is best to get the vaccine 3 to 4 days after taking oseltamivir. Healthy people after taking the vaccine do not need to take this type of medicine for prevention.
Since oseltamivir will have an impact on the influenza vaccine, will it also have an impact on the new crown vaccine ?
The answer is yes, because the new crown vaccine is usually adenovirus vector vaccine, inactivated vaccine , and recombinant protein vaccine . If you take antiviral drugs like oseltamivir, it will not only weaken the effect of the vaccine, but may also weaken the immune system's immune response to the new crown virus, thereby aggravating the condition.
Therefore, try not to take antiviral drugs before getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but one week after vaccination, you can take this type of drug under the guidance of a doctor.oseltamivir cannot be bought in
. Are there any other drugs that can be replaced?
Faced with the phenomenon of oseltamivir being out of stock, or for some patients who do not want to take oseltamivir, are there any other drugs that can be replaced when dealing with influenza?
The National Health Commission gave the answer. Among the antiviral drugs currently on the market in my country, the drugs that are effective against influenza A and B are not only oseltamivir, but also zanamivir and paramivir , among which zanamivir is an inhalation spray.
In addition to antiviral drugs, for mild patients, you can also choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Lianhua Qingwen Capsules, Jinhua Qinggan Granules, etc. can be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
Message from the doctors
is a medicine that is toxic. Don’t blindly take medicine because of excessive panic about the virus. This may cause some adverse reactions and cause a certain burden on the liver and kidneys. If you want to take oseltamivir to prevent influenza, you need to meet two conditions before you can take it:
· High-risk people who have not been vaccinated
· People who have been to high-influenza in recent times or have been exposed to suspected influenza
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