1, “hemp”: hypertensive patients should not use
In addition to the trade name of the cold medicine, there are also generic names based on the ingredients, such as “Mephentermine tablets”, from the name of the main ingredients can be seen. Pseudoephedrine helps to reduce nasal congestion caused by colds, allergic rhinitis, rhinitis and sinusitis.
However, pseudoephedrine can cause vasoconstriction, resulting in increased blood pressure, blood sugar, eye pressure, so patients with hypertension, diabetes and high eye pressure should be used with caution. In addition, it can also affect the nervous system, aggravating urinary difficulties in patients with prostate enlargement and headaches and insomnia in patients with hyperthyroidism. Pregnant women and athletes should also use this ingredient with caution.
2, “puff”: drivers should not use
Paracetamol (chlorpheniramine) can relieve the symptoms of cold and flu caused by watery eyes, sneezing, nasal congestion and so on. Name with “puff”, “Min”, “benzene” cold medicine may cause drowsiness, drowsiness and other symptoms after taking, so do not take the drug during the driving machine, car, boat, engaged in During the period of taking the medicine, you should not drive, work at height, work on machinery and operate precision instruments, and it is better to ensure rest during the period of taking the medicine. Peptic ulcer caused by pyloric stenosis, asthma attacks, hypertensive crises should also be used with caution.
3, “phenol”: intestinal ulcers should be taken with caution
Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is an important component of cold medicine used to relieve pain and reduce fever. White plus black, new Contec, day and night pepto-bismol, sense of health, fast, Tylenol, cold and other common cold medicines such as paracetamol, it has an irritating effect on the gastric mucosa, although the short-term with less harm, but peptic ulcer patients should pay attention to observation during taking, found abnormal should be promptly discontinued. At the same time, it is best not to take these drugs at the same time. Such drugs should also avoid drinking alcoholic beverages during the administration of the drug, patients should take the drug under the guidance of a doctor.
4, “beauty”: bronchitis patients use caution
Dextromethorphan is a clinically used central cough suppressant, containing this component of the generic name of cold and flu medicines contain the word “beauty”. Patients with chronic bronchitis and pneumonia should use these cold medicines with caution because their central cough suppressant effect may affect the discharge of sputum, blocking the airway and causing asphyxia in severe cases.
In addition, pregnant women and sputum-rich patients should also be cautious with dextromethorphan drugs, women within 3 months of pregnancy and those with a history of psychiatric disorders need to be prohibited. It has been reported that the “methamphetamine” in “dextromethorphan hydrobromide tablets” is similar to the addictive “codeine” in cough syrup, both of which can affect the central nervous system and can cause addiction when taken in excess. It is addictive. Therefore, although methamphetamine tablets are an over-the-counter drug, it is important to consult a doctor and clinical pharmacist before taking them.
5, “clear heat”: wind-cold cold do not use
There are many Chinese medicines for colds on the market that have the word “clear heat” in them, such as cold and fever granules. Clear heat class of drugs suitable for wind-heat cold patients to take, not for wind-cold cold patients to take.
Clear heat is a term used in Chinese medicine to refer to various treatments to remove evil heat or deficiency heat.
Those caused by external warmth are generally called real heat. If the evil is in the qi division, it is appropriate to use pungent and cool heat clearing; if the heat and toxicity are hot or damp, it is appropriate to use bitter and cold heat clearing; if the heat is in the fluid, it is appropriate to use sweet and cold heat clearing; if the heat is in the blood, it is appropriate to use cool blood heat clearing method, etc. Internal heat caused by yin deficiency is called deficiency heat, and it is appropriate to use yin to clear heat. Another fever caused by qi deficiency, it is appropriate to use sweet warm tonic qi medicine treatment, does not belong to the scope of heat. Therefore, the cold and flu medicine for clearing heat is not suitable for wind-cold cold patients to take.
6, “detoxification”: can not be taken for a long time
Niuhuang detoxification pills and other drugs “detoxification” effect can improve the symptoms of fire when the cold, but they are not cold medicine, if taken for a long time on the body instead of good. The Chinese medicine class of antidotes generally contain heat-clearing ingredients. It is not advisable to take tonic Chinese medicines while taking Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid. Likewise, patients with wind-cold colds should not take it. People with high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, pregnant women or patients undergoing other treatments should take it under the guidance of a physician. After three days of taking the medicine, no improvement in symptoms, or if there is an increase in fever and cough and other symptoms such as chest tightness and palpitations, you should go to the hospital.
Remind everyone
1, do not stack the cold medicine
Many people for the pursuit of the next day can be normal work, it will increase the dose or at the same time eat two or three cold medicine, excessive medication can not promote the shortening of the course of the cold, but also increase the side effects of drugs. Blind medication will enhance bacterial resistance, and is not conducive to the normal role of the human immune system, as the saying goes, “speed is not enough.
Some people think that the effect of both Chinese and Western medicines will be better to cure the cold, so after eating the Bacitracin and make up a few more tablets of vitamin C silver warp tablets. However, the Vitamin C silver warp tablet is actually a compound drug, which contains acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine maleate, in addition to the Chinese herbal ingredients such as silver warp, as well as Benadryl. The common cold medicine on the market in addition to pure Western medicine, pure Chinese medicine varieties, there is a class of Chinese and Western medicine combination of compound drugs, this type of medicine is often mistaken for pure Chinese medicine by patients lacking knowledge, if taken with other similar components of Western medicine, often easy to unknowingly overdose, light rash, liver and kidney damage, and even serious allergic reactions, unknowingly put themselves in anaphylaxis, respiratory distress, etc. Dangerous situation.
2, heat medication with cool boiled water to serve
Heat-clearing Chinese patent medicines: with the effect of clearing heat, diarrhea, cooling blood, detoxification, etc., for internal heat, fire, damp heat, plague and other kinds of heat evidence of Chinese patent medicines, such as Shangqing pill, niuhuang detoxification tablets. Chinese medicine believes that for dry heat symptoms such as fever, fire, etc., with cool boiled water can increase the effectiveness of heat-clearing drugs.
3, if there is a capsule drug, if not agreed by the pharmacist, do not open the capsule to take
Capsules should not be served with hot water, such as norfloxacin capsules, vitamin E capsules, etc.. Capsules made of gelatin, easily soluble in stomach acid, filled with capsules of drugs mostly on the gastric mucosa irritation, or easily destroyed by the decomposition of digestive juices, some are slow-release capsules, swallowed intact in order to play the drug effect. Hot water delivery will easily make the capsule shell melted off in advance, reducing the effectiveness or increasing irritation.
4, medicine to eat one by one
A cup of hot water with pills to drink directly, is the usual action of many people drink medicine, in fact, this is likely to make the effect of some drugs greatly reduced.
5, take most drugs, drink at least 150 ~ 200 ml of water
Such as taking capsules, to increase the amount of water, otherwise the capsule is easy to adhere to the stomach wall, resulting in high local concentration, stimulating the gastric mucosa.
6, people before and after taking drugs within 30 minutes, it is best not to eat
Especially do not eat fruits and vegetables. This is because some vegetables and fruits contain substances that can react chemically with the drug, so that the drug effect is changed.
7, if there are more than 2 kinds of disease drugs, must be interval at least 30 minutes before taking
If you have to take Chinese medicine, you should also be at least 30 minutes apart before taking.
8.Finally read the instructions of the medicine package and take it according to the doctor’s instructions
If you have any side effects that are not caused by the medication, you must return to the doctor immediately.