Don’t take antibacterial drugs to treat cold routinely Because children are in a special period of growth and development, their body structure, organ structure and metabolic ability change with age, so there are big differences in the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs in the treatment of children in different age groups. Therefore, the rational application of antibacterial drugs becomes a problem that should not be underestimated. When a child has a cold and fever, parents tend to give their children medication on their own according to their past treatment experience. They often say, “Just take a tablet of cephalosporin.” When the child’s condition is still not relieved, parents usually feel that “the course of treatment is not enough” and “the medicine is not strong enough”, and continue to give antibacterial drugs, or even increase the dose, which is very dangerous. Antimicrobial drugs only have the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria, and the cause of each child’s illness may not be the same, the last time it was a bacterial infection, this time it may be due to a virus. The last time it was a bacterial infection, this time it may be due to a virus. Antimicrobial drugs are useless for viruses, and their abuse delays the disease. The actual fact that you can take it orally is not an infusion. Generally speaking, antibacterial drugs should be taken orally as much as possible. Some parents will take the initiative to ask the doctor for an IV in order to make their children “get better faster”, which is very unwise. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out the principles of medication use. China’s 2014 report on adverse reactions/events of anti-infective drugs shows that 75.9% of all adverse reactions were caused by injections, while 21.8% were caused by oral preparations. Infusion is administered intravenously, and the drug enters the blood circulation directly without passing through the body’s natural filtering barrier. Although the drug is effective quickly, once an adverse reaction occurs, it will also come faster and be more serious. Only the following cases should be infused: difficulty in swallowing, critical condition, or vomiting and severe diarrhea. You can’t stop taking medicine as soon as it works. Not only is this not a good cure, but the residual bacteria may cause the condition to recur.