What do these four drugs mean?

"Four kinds of drugs" refer to antitussive drugs, antipyretics, antibiotics and antiviral drugs.

Is it necessary to store "four kinds of drugs" at home?

For respiratory diseases caused by COVID-19 infection, asymptomatic patients do not need medical treatment. If they have symptoms such as fever and cough, they can be treated symptomatically.

In view of the fact that most infected people in COVID-19 have no symptoms, it is meaningless to store a large number of "four kinds of drugs" at home, namely cough, fever, antibiotics and antiviral drugs.

At present, there are many kinds of drugs on the market that can treat respiratory diseases symptomatically, which can completely ensure the public's demand for drugs, and there is no need to blindly hoard drugs.

Can I take four kinds of medicine at will?

The antipyretic, antitussive, antibiotic and antiviral drugs used for symptomatic treatment of COVID-19 infection are usually used to treat influenza, which is familiar to the public, but should not be used casually.

The main ingredients of various cold medicines are similar. Taking cold medicine casually, especially taking antipyretics together with other cold medicines, will lead to drug accumulation and adverse reactions caused by overdose.

What is the substitute of Lotus Qingwen?

According to the principle of traditional Chinese medicine, Lianhua Qingwen is a kind of medicine for treating exogenous wind-heat syndrome, that is to say, all Chinese patent medicines with the functions of treating wind-heat cold, dispelling wind and clearing heat, eliminating dampness and detoxifying in the manual can alleviate the physical discomfort caused by COVID-19 infection.

Therefore, there is no need to stick to a single drug, and many other Chinese patent medicines can be selected, such as honeysuckle, Jinhua Qinggan, Chaihu oral liquid and Qingrejiedu oral liquid. Consumers can choose from the cold medicine counter of pharmacies or recommend alternative medicines by pharmacists.

What is an antigen test?

There are three methods to judge whether the virus has invaded: nucleic acid detection, antigen detection and antibody detection. Antigen is the shell of virus, which is easier to be detected.

Compared with nucleic acid detection, antigen detection is more convenient, and individuals can self-check; Faster, the results will be detected immediately.

The disadvantage is that the accuracy is poor, so antigen detection is only used for early screening, while nucleic acid detection is the "gold standard".

There are three antigen detection kit manufacturers in our city, and the daily output can meet the detection needs of more than two-thirds of the population in the city.