After the elderly cold, the main symptomatic treatment, if combined with immunodeficiency or are using immunosuppressants can be given according to the need for antiviral therapy.
1. Symptomatic treatment drugs: If there are symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches and pains, you can take ibuprofen; nasal congestion, runny nose is obvious, you can take aminocrystalline capsules; accompanied by a dry cough, you can take cough suppressants such as licorice tablets, dextromethorphan and so on.
2. Antiviral drugs: The elderly generally do not need antiviral treatment for the common cold, but if they are suffering from influenza and have immunodeficiency or are using immunosuppressants, they can use antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir for antiviral treatment in order to shorten the course of the disease and reduce the related complications.
Elderly people often have decreased metabolic ability of liver and kidney function, and often combined with other underlying diseases, the adverse drug reactions may appear earlier or more serious, after the cold should be timely to the hospital, the above drugs need to be standardized under the guidance of a professional physician and pharmacist, and rational application.