Many parents will ignore an important action before feeding their babies medicine, that is:
Read the drug instructions
Because some medicine is right, it is to save the baby. If it is not right, it is the pit baby. Therefore, it is very important to read the instructions!
But what do you think of this dense manual? Is there anything else to pay attention to when taking medicine for your baby?
Clove’s mother invited pediatric pharmacist Mei Erkang to tell everyone about the things to pay attention to before feeding the medicine.
What do you think of the drug instructions?
1. Composition Description
Sometimes the baby will take multiple drugs at the same time when he is ill, and some drug ingredients may overlap. If he does not pay attention, the dosage of a certain drug ingredient will exceed the standard, causing damage to the body.
For example, if the baby is given an antipyretic [acetaminophen] and a compound cold medicine [acetaminophen Huang Namin Granules], it will lead to excessive acetaminophen, because acetaminophen Huang Namin Granules also contain acetaminophen. Excessive acetaminophen will bring damage to the baby’s liver and kidney function.
This kind of situation can be effectively avoided if the parents read the ingredients in advance.
2. Indications
Due to the similarity of the outer package of the medicine, you may take the wrong medicine and take the wrong medicine if you are not careful. Before feeding the medicine, look at the medicine used to treat what and prevent the baby from taking the wrong medicine.
3. Usage and dosage
Although some drugs have the same ingredients, their usage and dosage may vary.
Don’t rely on experience to decide the dosage and method of taking medicine for your baby. Only by taking it according to the instructions can you ensure the best curative effect of the medicine.
For example, for antipyretics with the same ingredients: [Merrill Lynch] and [Tylenol], the volume of drops in small bottles is different from that of oral liquid packaged in large bottles. Therefore, if you used to eat antipyretics in large bottles, when you used drops in small bottles, you cannot use them by experience.
4. Adverse reactions
Knowing the adverse reactions in advance can avoid confusing the side effects of drugs with the original diseases and not delay the baby’s medication.
5. Precautions
See if the baby has any other medical history or discomfort, which is not suitable for taking this medicine.
Pay attention to whether there is any pharmacological effect with other drugs that the baby is taking, which affects the drug effect.
For example, some drugs for treating baby diarrhea contain [tannic acid protein yeast powder]. If taken together with iron supplement preparations, chemical reactions will occur, affecting the curative effect of iron.
The time for feeding medicine is exquisite.
Before or after meals
When taking medicine, you can consult your doctor whether to eat before or after meals. Before meals, it refers to 10-30 minutes before eating, and after meals, it refers to 15-30 minutes after eating.
Take it on an empty stomach
Fasting refers to the state of not eating for more than 8 hours, and it is fasting before breakfast the next day.
Is Dunfu what?
Dumping refers to taking a full amount of a drug at one time.
Identify the OTC flag
OTC is short for OTC.
We can go to the pharmacy to buy our own drugs at ordinary times. Drugs that do not need a doctor’s prescription are all [over-the-counter drugs].
If the medicine recommended by others does not have OTC logo, do not buy it at will, let alone give it to the baby. Only when the doctor has prescribed the corresponding prescription can the baby take it according to the prescription.
OTC signs are also divided into green signs and red signs.
Compared with the red label, the green label has better safety, lower risk of self-use and less side effects.
How to Store Home Medication
1. Please store the medicine where the baby cannot get it.
2. The storage conditions must be kept according to the storage conditions required by the instructions. General drugs should be kept in a cool and dry place for sealed storage.
3. If it is a medicine that needs refrigeration in the refrigerator, it is recommended to put the medicine into a self-sealing bag before putting it into the refrigerator for storage, so as to prevent the medicine from absorbing moisture.