Xinhuajun:
In the past two days, with the optimization of epidemic prevention and control policies in various places and the release of the "New Ten Articles", information such as " New Coronavirus taking medicine sequence chart" and "New Coronavirus Drug List" have been "popular" on social platforms, arousing widespread public attention.
Should I "stock up on medicine" in a large number of ways? What medicine should I "stock"?
There is no need to "stock up on medicine" in large quantities! Zhou Jia, the Department of Clinical Pharmacy of Xinhua Hospital, reminds that some antipyretic drugs can be prepared appropriately, but when there are dangerous signals on the body, you must go to the hospital for medical treatment!
1 Drug preparation list: the first choice antipyretic
Currently, the new coronavirus infection belongs to the self-limiting disease . 90% of the patients are asymptomatic patients and mild symptoms. Most people can recover on their own without taking the medicine.
And patients infected with the new coronavirus usually have one or more of the top ten symptoms, mainly manifested as fever, fatigue, and dry cough. Some patients have symptoms of headache and general joint pain, and some patients have decreased or lost sense of smell and taste as the first symptoms, and a few patients have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, diarrhea, etc.
Overall, the symptoms vary from person to person. The medication should be precise and personalized, and there is no need to stockpile all related drugs in large quantities.
Of course, in order to prevent sudden fever and inconvenient purchase of medicine at night, you can prepare some antipyretic and analgesic drugs at home, such as ibuprofen , acetaminophen , etc.
Families with children can also prepare some antipyretics suitable for children to take.
If you suffer from underlying diseases, you must take medication regularly in daily life. When the condition is stable, you can reserve the dosage of common medicines for about one month at home to reduce the risk of cross-infection caused by seeking medical treatment.
2 Note on medication: Be careful when ingredient superimposed on
when taking medication, the symptoms are the most critical.
Sore throat: you can take acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc. appropriately.
has dry cough: you can take dextromethorphan , etc. appropriately.
runny nose: you can take primrine, cetirizine , etc. appropriately. Nasal congestion occurs in
: celozoline, hydroxymetazoline or pseudoephedrine, etc. can be appropriately used.
☆Read the instructions before taking medicine, check the precautions and medication taboos, or consult a doctor or professional pharmacist.
should be particularly important, and try to store single prescription drugs to reduce different drugs, use them at the same time, and superimpose the repeated ingredients, resulting in the risk of excessive medication.
It is important to remember that the medicine is a symptomatic treatment and has no preventive effect. "It is a medicine that has three parts poisonous." If you take medicine without symptoms, it will break the original balance of human body functions, increase the burden on the liver, spleen and stomach, and cause negative effects.
In addition, children, pregnant women, the elderly and other special groups need to consult a doctor or professional pharmacist when taking the medicine and take the medicine according to the doctor's advice.
3 Prevention reminder: Vitamin C effervescent tablets are not as good as fruit
Many people "stocked" vitamin C effervescent tablets for to enhance immunity and prevent infection.
Experts do not agree with this. On the one hand, there is currently no evidence to prove that vitamin C effervescent tablets can prevent the new crown. On the other hand, taking vitamin C every day may cause excessive amounts and cause adverse reactions.
Therefore, medicine is not as good as food supplements. You can eat more oranges, oranges and other fruits to supplement vitamin , which is more effective in improving immunity .
Xinhua Hospital's Department of Clinical Pharmacy provides professional pharmacy services to the general public on the Internet hospital consultation platform, including but not limited to helping to check whether there are adverse interactions in combination with multiple drugs, guiding the reasonable arrangement of taking medications for various drugs, teaching everyone how to prevent and identify common adverse drug reactions during medication, and how to manage their own chronic diseases for a long time. Welcome to consult!
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