Tag: Medication safety

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Shocking pediatric poison

According to statistics, there are hundreds of Chinese patent medicines containing cinnabar and realgar in the domestic drug market. Science has proved that cinnabar and realgar are toxic to human body, but their legendary curative effects have not yet been confirmed by science. Instead of calling them [medicinal materials], they are rather [poisons]. What is most shocking is that these [poisons] containing cinnabar and realgar are not only taken in large quantities by adults, but also widely used as pediatric drugs on children who have no choice. The following are some research materials on cinnabar, realgar and related proprietary Chinese medicines: Cinnabar Also known as cinnabar, cinnabar, It is a natural ore of mercury sulfide. Cinnabar is a very important Read More …

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How to Choose Children’s Antipyretic Drugs

Parents asked: At present, there are many antipyretic drugs for children, and adverse reactions are often mentioned. How should parents choose? Should we pay attention to some what in use? The pharmacist replied: First of all, rising body temperature is a natural defensive response of the human body. It can increase the synthesis of human body, enhance the activity of phagocytes, and sometimes the change of body temperature is also helpful for disease diagnosis and judgment after healing. Therefore, not all children must use drugs immediately as soon as they have a fever. In general, children with low fever (< 38.0 ℃) do not advocate the use of drugs to cool down, but should adopt physical cooling method. What are Read More …

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Nine Most Easily Made Mistakes in Children’s Medication

A mother who does not know the common sense of parenting is really not a good mother. You are full of love, but if you give your child the wrong medicine, it is not worth forgiving. There are too many pits in the process of giving drugs to children. Let’s learn to jump the grid to avoid them. Drug abuse to prevent diseases Drugs are a double-edged sword, using symptomatic drugs is medicine, not symptomatic drugs is poison! Once there was a kindergarten in Xi’an that gave healthy children a batch of [virus spirit] (moroxydine hydrochloride), saying that the purpose of medication was to prevent virus infection. It was only after the incident came to light that everyone noticed that Read More …

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Are these pills still being taken with birth control pills? Have made a big mistake

I. Rifampicin It is a commonly used anti-tuberculosis drug, which can accelerate the metabolism of norethisterone and ethinylestradiol, the main components of oral contraceptives, reduce the concentration of drugs in blood, and may also cause partial shedding of endometrium to cause intravenous drip hemorrhage or inexhaustible leaching. At the same time, it can reduce the contraceptive effect and lead to contraceptive failure. II. Antibiotics Some people have observed 38 women who took contraceptives while using ampicillin, neomycin, tetracycline, compound sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol, resulting in contraceptive failure. It was found that the reason for its failure was that antibiotics inhibited intestinal bacteria and greatly reduced the amount of glucuronidase produced by antibiotics, thus affecting the absorption of contraceptives in intestinal tract Read More …

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God, did you make these mistakes when you took your medicine?

Lao Li Shu was hospitalized again because of a recurrence of cerebral hemorrhage. About a year ago, Lao Li Shu was hospitalized for cerebral hemorrhage. After treatment, he recovered well. Unexpectedly, a year later, he was admitted to the ward because of another hemorrhage. Aunt Li told me that Lao Li Shu’s blood pressure has not been well controlled for a year. The reason is that besides the unhealthy lifestyle, Lao Li Shu has many problems in compliance and standardization of taking medicine. Blood pressure fluctuates back and forth, leading to another stroke. In fact, Lao Li is only a representative of the elderly who do not use drugs properly. Reasonable and standardized medication is a very serious problem. I Read More …

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The nursing mother is ill, can she take medicine?

Director of the garden, I am nursing, does taking this medicine have any effect? This is a question that many [wet nurses] will ask. What challenges do wet nurses face during lactation? After the baby was born, the wet nurses’ bodies experienced drastic changes again: progesterone dropped sharply, uterus shrank rapidly, lochia was continuously discharged, and sweat was severe… During this period, the following [minor situations] are also easy to harass: Acute mastitis, even suppurative infection; Dyspepsia; Constipation; Reproductive system infection; Oral infection; Upper respiratory tract infection; … … It’s just normal, it’s just on mothers who don’t breastfeed-they should take medicine, take medicine, and treat-but considering the impact on the baby, the problem is somewhat complicated. The medicine you Read More …

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Does Haitao [Children’s Specific Drug] Contain Prohibited Ingredients? Listen to pediatricians explain in detail the ingredients of popular [sea-panning drugs]

Nowadays, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient, and more and more people will purchase online on their behalf and go to sea. As a person who likes buying in buy buy very much but doesn’t often go abroad, I also think it is very convenient to go abroad and chop my hands from time to time. However, I still have great concerns about Haitao drugs. First of all, reading the instructions is a big problem. English is still barely strong. If it is Japanese, German, Thai and what, it is really at a loss. The instructions translated by the merchants cannot be trusted. Secondly, foreign customary units are also different from ours. What’s conversion of a teaspoon and Read More …

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Diabetes can’t eat what? This article tells you

Dr. Clove often tells everyone that diabetes should be [shut up]; And the question that diabetics ask most is [diabetes cannot eat what]. However, there does not seem to be a unified answer to this question. Sometimes there are conflicts between different doctors. No wonder sugar lovers are always confused. Today, Dr. Clove will show you what authoritative information says. This is what the authoritative guide says. The treatment guide for various diseases is a [baton] written by top medical experts in China to guide clinicians in diagnosis and treatment. There are many guidelines for diabetes, and to answer the question of “diabetes cannot eat what”, let’s first look at < < Chinese Diabetes Medical Nutrition Treatment Guidelines (2013) > Read More …

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The baby has toothache, so medication should be cautious.

The American Food and Drug Safety Association (FDA) mentioned in a recently released drug safety newsletter that The 2% lidocaine gel used for oral anesthesia should not be used to relieve toothache in infants due to the serious risks it may cause. The agency said: [Oral treatment of toothache with 2% lidocaine gel is not approved, and infants may cause serious harm or even death due to the use of this drug.] This year, FDA evaluated 22 related cases of oral 2% lidocaine gel used in infants to treat oral diseases (including toothache and stomatitis) or swallowing excessive 2% lidocaine gel by mistake, and reported serious side effects (including death) in the above cases. FDA warns: [Local analgesics and other Read More …

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How to Use Drugs Correctly

I often receive complaints from everyone. What else can [family medication] do besides checking the instructions? You may not know whether this App is used in what. I’ll give you a detailed explanation today, just once. Even if you think it is an advertisement, please watch it patiently. It will be useful to you. Judging from everyone’s usual questions, the following questions are the most concerned: How to use medicine for cold and fever? Which medicines cannot be taken at the same time? Which medicines cannot be taken by pregnant women? Which medicines cannot be used by children and the elderly? What if the old man has hypertension and diabetes but always forgets to take medicine? Which drugs are unsafe? Read More …