How to use drugs safely when children catch a cold?

The common cold is a self-limited disease, and the fever can generally be reduced in 3 ~ 7 days, while the symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose and cough are mostly relieved in 10 ~ 14 days. Since it is reported that taking cold medicine by mistake and taking too much will cause serious adverse reactions and even death, wouldn't it be safer not to take medicine?

This statement is too extreme. Some symptoms of the common cold, such as fever, severe nasal congestion, runny nose, headache and cough, will affect children's normal life, breastfeeding and diet, and will also make parents anxious. It may be unrealistic to advocate not using drugs at all in our country, but parents, especially grandparents, will not agree to let children rest and drink more water. It is also more likely to lead to overuse of antibiotics, the use of adult cold medicines for children, the use of painkillers and other prescription drugs, all of which will definitely increase the insecurity of medication. Therefore, it is necessary to rationally use cold medicine for symptomatic treatment and strictly control the use of antibiotics.

When the dose is increased, the adverse reactions will be "superimposed".

Generally speaking, common cold medicines are safe within the recommended therapeutic dosage range, which can effectively relieve and alleviate cold symptoms. According to statistics, the proportion of serious adverse reactions of cold medicine is only1/20 million times, and most of the adverse reactions occur in the case of overdose, which is 0/0 or even 30 times of our usual therapeutic dose, and the death rate is about 5/ 1 10,000. Adverse drug reactions reported abroad are all caused by improper dosage, accidental overdose and repeated medication.

Cold medicines are often composed of many kinds of medicines, and each ingredient has its own curative effect and adverse reactions, while cold medicines with different trade names often contain the same ingredients. Therefore, if cold medicines with the same ingredients but different trade names are used at the same time, it may lead to repeated use and excessive dosage, resulting in superimposed adverse reactions.

Use drugs skillfully to avoid misunderstandings in drug use.

At present, cold medicines in China have not been sold on a large scale in supermarkets, but are managed by hospitals and pharmacies. Parents are advised to treat the adverse reactions caused by the use of cold medicine correctly to avoid misunderstanding:

Most cold medicines for infants under 2 years old do not have the recommended dosage for children under 2 years old, and the pre-marketing research also lacks the effectiveness and safety information of this population, so they are not used in principle. Parents should never buy it without authorization and give it to their children at will.

Children aged 2-6 should also be cautious when using cold medicine, and it can only be used as an over-the-counter medicine on the premise of clearly confirming the dose. It is not recommended to use adult cold medicine instead.

Parents are advised to read the instructions carefully before using cold medicine and take it in strict accordance with the recommended dosage. If you are in doubt about how to take cold medicine, you'd better consult a doctor or pharmacist in time.

Yaoli Com reminds you that you must take "3 precautions" when using cold medicine.

1. To prevent accidental ingestion, the medicine should be placed where children can't get it by themselves, and the packaging of the medicine should be children can't open it by themselves.

2. In order to prevent the dose from being too large, the scale of the measuring cup must be accurate.

3. Prevent cold medicines with different brands and the same ingredients from being reused.