What are the taboos for using drugs in COVID-19? Which medicines can't be eaten in stacks?

Judging from the symptoms and characteristics of Omicron, there will be symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches and cough, similar to a cold. Among them are antipyretics, painkillers, compound cold medicines and cough medicines.

When COVID-19 infected people stay at home, don't "rush to the hospital", try not to use antipyretics and cold medicines together, be alert to repeated use, overdose or overdose, and avoid the interaction between food and medicine. Let me tell you about the contraindications of drugs in COVID-19. Which medicines can't be eaten in stacks?

First, which medicines can't be eaten in stacks?

1, acetaminophen and ibuprofen are recommended drugs for relieving fever and pain at present, which can be used for fever caused by common cold or flu, and can also be used for relieving mild and moderate pain symptoms, such as headache, joint pain and muscle pain. But when using these antipyretics, we must be careful not to use them at the same time. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen belong to the same class of antipyretic and analgesic drugs, and their simultaneous use may lead to acute liver failure.

Remind everyone that the use of ibuprofen may inhibit blood coagulation function, and it may be easier to bleed after taking the medicine, so avoid injury. The use of ibuprofen or acetaminophen may induce or aggravate hypertension, so blood pressure should be closely monitored.

2. It has been reported in the media that patients died of liver failure due to the simultaneous use of three kinds of cold antipyretics, and most cases of liver injury were related to excessive use of such drugs. Special attention should be paid to acetaminophen to avoid exceeding the prescribed dose, which may lead to acute liver failure.

3. In addition to not using antipyretics at the same time, it should be noted that antipyretics cannot be used with common cold medicines such as Tylenol and Baijiahei, or with some domestic cold medicines.

4. Commonly used compound cold medicines often contain acetaminophen, such as children's paracetamol, phenamine tablets and paracetamol tablets, and some Chinese patent medicines such as Ganmaoling granules and Li Qiang Ganmao tablets also contain acetaminophen. Therefore, before taking cold medicine, you must carefully read the drug instructions and check the drug ingredients to avoid taking acetaminophen-containing drugs at the same time, resulting in excessive or accumulation, which will lead to drug side effects.

Second, what are the taboos for crown medication?

1 to avoid overdose.

Some patients may take more than the recommended dose during family therapy, which is absolutely undesirable. Excessive drugs can not only relieve symptoms and accelerate recovery, but also lead to more toxic and side effects. For example, excessive acetaminophen can lead to acute liver failure; Excessive dextromethorphan in the treatment of dry cough can cause mental confusion, excitement, nervousness, irritability and unconsciousness, while excessive dextromethorphan in children can cause a series of symptoms such as drowsiness, nervousness, nausea and vomiting.

Step 2 avoid overuse

The onset time and half-life of drugs are different, so drugs should be taken at intervals strictly according to their characteristics. In particular, antipyretics should not be used repeatedly because of high fever. When using ibuprofen to reduce fever, you should pay attention to the interval of 6 hours each time and take it no more than 4 times a day. If acetaminophen is used to reduce fever, if fever or pain persists, it can be reused every 4-6 hours 1 time, no more than 4 times a day.

3. Avoid the interaction between food and medicine.

Alcohol can increase the central inhibitory effect of dextromethorphan. Drinking alcohol during taking acetaminophen can damage the liver, so drinking alcohol or alcoholic beverages should be avoided during taking such drugs. Drinking or smoking while taking ibuprofen may also increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, so drinking or smoking should be avoided.

4. Preventive measures for other symptoms

If you have symptoms such as cough, you need to take cough syrup. Be careful not to drink water for half an hour after taking it. If severe expectoration requires paracetamol effervescent tablets, remember to dissolve the effervescent tablets with warm water before taking them. Never swallow effervescent tablets directly. There have been cases of death caused by swallowing effervescent tablets directly. If you have symptoms such as runny nose and take chlorpheniramine, loratadine and other drugs, please don't drive or work high above the ground.

In view of six kinds of TCM diagnosis symptoms such as fever and sore throat, 67 varieties of Chinese medicine are recommended; Recommend 4 1 variety of western medicine for four types of clinical symptoms such as cough and expectoration. There are many over-the-counter drugs (OTC) in these 108 Chinese and western medicine products. In addition to hospitals, patients can also obtain it from retail pharmacies, e-commerce platforms and other channels according to their own symptoms.

Here, I would like to remind everyone that medication should be cautious and symptomatic, and avoid overdose, repeated medication and unreasonable compatibility. There are no symptoms related to COVID-19 infection, and preventive drugs are not needed. Taking multiple drugs at the same time for the same symptom is not recommended. Just choose one medicine for the same symptom.