This winter is particularly cold, with flu, upper respiratory tract diseases, and the new crown epidemic. Many people have found that the originally very ordinary antipyretic drugs were not bought in all pharmacies!
When fever occurs, ibuprofen and paracetamol (acetaminophen) will be the first choice for fever. This is not only the expert consensus of WHO , but also in our current country, this has become a consensus among the whole people. However, the strong purchasing power of 1.4 billion people has wiped out the ibuprofen and acetaminophen on the market. The hospital fever clinic can only provide ibuprofen or acetaminophen to patients according to the pill! In general outpatient clinics, they basically have no authority to prescribe fever drugs.
In addition to ibuprofen and acetaminophen, these types of drugs can also reduce fever
1. Antipyretic and analgesic drugs
ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both antipyretic and analgesic drugs, and their ancestors are aspirin. A range of drugs that have developed from aspirin have antipyretic and analgesic effects. In addition to ibuprofen and acetaminophen, similar antipyretic analgesics such as diclofenac sodium , indomethacin, lyspilin, nimesulil can also control body temperature.
It is worth noting that if there is stomach disease such as gastric ulcer , considering that such drugs may damage the gastric mucosa, it is best to take drugs such as omeprazole or rabeprazole and other drugs.
2. Compound cold medicine
ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both ingredients of common cold medicines, and many compound preparations contain these two ingredients. Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets, each tablet contains 49.5mg of vitamin C, 105mg of acetaminophen, chlorphenamine maleate 1.05mg, and also contains honeysuckle, licorice , 海样样 and other Chinese medicine ingredients to clear heat and detoxify. One tablet contains four major anti-epidemic elements: traditional Chinese medicine, vitamin C, paracetamol, and anti-allergic. It is cheap and has a definite efficacy.
Secondly, there are phenol amethamine, aminophenol, and other compound anti-cold drugs containing aminophenol and phenol. Read the instructions carefully, all of them contain acetaminophen.
It is worth reminding that if you take heat-analgesic drugs, you should not use compound cold medicine in general, because the ingredients may be repeated, which will lead to overdose of the drug and cause health risks!
3. Traditional Chinese medicine
aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, actually came from traditional Chinese medicine at the earliest time. In ancient times, the ancients discovered that willow bark chewed or made into tea can relieve pain and fever. Later, they found that the ingredients for heat and analgesia in the willow bark: salicylic acid . By making it into a medicine, acetylsalicylic acid, we get the magical drug aspirin that can relieve pain and relieve fever. Therefore, many of the natural medicines can relieve heat and analgesic.
电影院 is a traditional Chinese medicine that has good antipyretic effect. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine and is most suitable for children with a history of high fever convulsions. You can buy angelope horn powder, powder, granules, oral liquid. Secondly, Chaihu can reduce fever , Xiao Chaihu Granules , Zheng Chaihu Drink, Pediatric Chaihu Antipyretic Oral Liquid, etc. are suitable for patients with low fever.
In short, whether it is ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or compound cold medicine that reduces fever, you can just prepare about 1 box at home. At most, according to the number of people, each person will prepare medicine for 3 days. It is not recommended to "stock up", and it will be useless if you stock up too much. Generally speaking, a box of medicines is enough to deal with the mild symptoms of COVID-19 . A box of medicines has not yet been relieved, which means it may not be a mild symptoms of COVID-19, so it is best to go to the hospital. Therefore, pharmacists here remind everyone: prepare medicine rationally, pay attention to the shelf life, read the precautions carefully, and it is best to use medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor or pharmacist!
Do you currently have ibuprofen at home? If you have fever, which medicine would you choose besides ibuprofen? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!
