Tag: Western Pharmacy

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Seven Precautions in the Use of Antibiotics

Mingming’s ears were out of hearing. When I heard the news, my heartache was so painful that I almost couldn’t live any longer. My mind was full of Mingming’s immature and lovely little face, flickering big eyes, simple cheerful smile and waving small hands. Clearly, the cause of deafness is oral administration of excessive doses of gentamicin, which is one of the antibiotics. Antibiotics are a kind of drugs with very high frequency of medical use and definite effect on bacterial diseases. Penicillin and erythromycin, which are familiar to all, belong to antibiotics. Abuse of antibiotics has become a serious medical and social problem nowadays. McDonald’s antibiotic chicken, Lu Kang Pharmaceutical [sewage gate] incident, outbreak of [superbacteria] all over the Read More …

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Non-prescription drugs are different from prescription drugs. Seven Precautions for Buying Drugs by Yourself

Prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs, for most of our common people, may not pay much attention to the difference between the two at ordinary times, but Dr. Clove still needs to help everyone understand them and raise awareness of drug safety. What are over-the-counter and prescription drugs? Drugs that can be purchased without a doctor’s prescription are over-the-counter drugs. Such drugs are generally proved to have definite curative effect and small side effects after long-term clinical use and observation. They are mainly used for diseases with mild illness and clear diagnosis, such as common cold, cough, constipation, etc. Prescription drugs refer to drugs that can only be purchased and used by doctors’ prescriptions, such as drugs for treating chronic diseases Read More …

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What do you think of the drug name on the drug packaging box?

When we get a box of medicine, everyone may take out the tablets in the first place and throw the medicine box and instructions into the garbage can. In fact, this is very undesirable. Dr. Clove has taught you how to read the four key points in the drug instructions. Today we will teach you how to read the name of the drug on the drug packaging box. Drug names are divided into [generic name] and [trade name] [generic name] refers to the generic name of drugs with the same ingredient or formula in China, such as metformin hydrochloride, atorvastatin calcium, etc. Any drug has a generic name, which represents the name of the drug with effective ingredients for treating Read More …

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Those antipyretics that should be eliminated

Yesterday morning, I sent a microblog to tell everyone that analgin has been eliminated abroad, so some netizens commented under the microblog: “I have relied on it to reduce my fever only a few times since I was a child, and the effect is quick and cheap], while others commented:” I went to a large 3A hospital to see a doctor, and the doctor gave my baby analgin nasal drops. “ There is a long way to go in popular science, Not only does the general public need to update their knowledge of medication, Clinicians need to update their knowledge of medication. The basic principles of scientific medication are safety, effectiveness and economy. Safety is ranked first. When the use Read More …

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How to Be Safe [Take Medicine]: Unsafe Medication Kills Hundreds of Thousands of People Every Year

Statistics from the Red Cross Society of China show that, Every year, about 400,000 people die abnormally in medical damage incidents in our country. Four times the number of people killed in traffic accidents. Among them, A large part of the cause of death is unsafe medication. Not following the doctor’s advice, not following the instructions, blind medication and other seemingly insignificant medication errors, It may damage public health and even cause family tragedies of disability and death. In response to the widespread problem of safe drug use among the public, the China Food and Drug Administration will fully launch the 2014 [National Safe Drug Use Month] from September 1 to October 31. Statistics: 70% of residents cannot understand the Read More …

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Professional pharmacists teach you how to use eye drops, ear drops and inhalers correctly.

When my daughter was over two years old, I had an allergic conjunctivitis. I prescribed eye drops for her from the hospital and took them home. When I saw that I was going to drop eye drops for my daughter, My husband is extremely motivated, After taking eye drops, I planned to give my daughter some. I asked him if he knew how to use eye drops. He said it was very simple, Pull open the upper and lower eyelids, point in the center of the eyes, the TV eye drops advertisement is doing so. I told him to do this on the eye drops point on the cornea, will let the cornea be stimulated, adults will feel uncomfortable, let Read More …

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Antiviral Ribavirin Injection Can’t Treat Cold

Ribavirin can affect infants by breast milk. I have been working as a pharmacist for more than ten years. Never come into contact with ribavirin injection, Several pharmacies I have worked for have not purchased this medicine either. So I went online to check the Chinese instructions. It was found that there was such a sentence in the instruction manual: [Ribavirin has a small amount of drugs excreted from milk, And is toxic to both mother and child, Therefore, breast-feeding women need to suspend breast-feeding during medication, Milk should also be discarded.] Look at this sentence alone, It seems that it is only necessary to suspend lactation during medication. You can breastfeed when you stop taking drugs. But as a Read More …

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It’s not cost-effective to go across the sea to buy [water]: on homeopathy

Homeopathy is sought after by Chinese mothers mostly because of the crisis of trust in Chinese drugs. Homeopathic products became popular in China around 2005, The rise of online shopping industries such as Taobao, In addition, there are frequent problems in drug safety in China, Many mothers expect to find some natural and safe drugs. Homeopathy products just satisfy the psychology of mothers. When many people do not know much about such products, Homeopathic products have become hot in China. Many mothers find homeopathic products as drugs. But strictly speaking, Homeopathic products are not drugs, It does not accept the strict approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Homeopathic products exist as an adjuvant treatment method in modern medicine. Read More …

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Can I use antibiotics when I am pregnant?

A patient once asked: I have been pregnant for 4 months. I coughed and had a stomachache. I was asthmatic when I spoke. The doctor prescribed some medicine (as if it were called amoxicillin), saying that not taking medicine had an impact on the baby, so I had to listen to the doctor and take it. Now I am worried to death. May I ask Mr. Ji, can I use antibiotics during pregnancy? Does it affect the baby? Many expectant mothers will face this dilemma. They feel uncomfortable not taking drugs, and they are afraid of affecting their babies. In fact, for some acute infectious diseases, drugs, such as antibiotics, have to be used even during pregnancy. Next, Dr. Clove Read More …

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Anti-inflammatory can’t take medicine indiscriminately! 7 pictures, let you quickly understand how to use [anti-inflammatory drugs]

Have a cold, take some anti-inflammatory drugs. Diarrhea, take some anti-inflammatory drugs. Cough, take some anti-inflammatory drugs. My stomach hurts. Take some anti-inflammatory drugs. … … [Anti-inflammatory drugs] seem to have become universal drugs. In fact, [anti-inflammatory drugs] in most people refer to antibiotics such as amoxicillin and norfloxacin. This antibiotic is not used so casually. Let’s take a look at these 7 pictures made by Dr. Clove for you.