This article is from "Nankai Sun Pharmacist", which is used for medical science popularization for reference. **Chinese medicine and Western medicine of influenza A, summarized in one article:
1. Western medicine: patients with influenza A should be isolated as much as possible, most of the epidemics are self-limiting viral infections, patients can rest appropriately, drink more water, eat a light diet, and treat the symptoms of severe symptoms.
1. Fever, headache, muscle pain:
Recommended medications: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or aspirin (avoid aspirin in children to avoid causing Reye syndrome).
2. Cough: recommended medicines: compound licorice tablets (solution), compound methoxlammine capsules, dextromethorphan or pentoverin, etc.
3. Phlegm: recommended drugs: bromhexine, ambroxol, standard myrtle oil capsules
Eucalyptus enteric-coated softgels, acetylcysteine, etc.
4. Anti-virus:
Patients with influenza A should be given antiviral ** as early as possible, especially those with severe disease or risk factors for severe infection** should be given as soon as possible, and medication within 48 hours of onset can reduce complications, reduce mortality and shorten hospital stay, and medication for more than 48 hours is also valuable.
The following groups of people are prone to severe epidemic risk and need to be paid close attention to starting antiviral as soon as possible**: children aged < 5 years (age < 2 years old are more likely to have serious complications), elderly people aged 65 years, with the following underlying diseases or conditions: chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases (except hypertension), kidney diseases, liver diseases, blood diseases, nervous system and neuromuscular diseases, metabolic and endocrine system diseases, immunosuppression, obese people (body mass index greater than 30) , pregnant and perinatal women.
Recommended drugs: oseltamivir, mabaloxavir, favipiravir, zanamivir (inhaled administration), etc.
5. Antibacterial:
Antimicrobials are ineffective against influenza A**, and routine use of antimicrobials is not required, and antimicrobials should only be added after secondary bacterial infection in patients.
Recommended drugs: macrolides (roxithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin), fluoroquinolones (moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, etc.), penicillins (ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, etc.), cephalosporins (cephalexin, cefadroxil, cefaprolene, cefaclor, etc.).
2. Traditional Chinese medicine: 1. Wind and heat offender health certificate:
Treatment: Clearing wind and heat.
Recommended prescription medicines: honeysuckle, forsythia, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, bellflower, burdock seeds, bamboo leaves, reed roots, peppermint (lower back), raw licorice.
Chinese patent medicines: Chinese patent medicines such as Shufeng Jiedu Capsule, Yinqiao Detoxification, Sangju Cold, Shuanghuanglian Oral Preparations, Huoxiang Zhengqi, Pueraria Genqinlian Preparations, etc. Children can choose children's anti-susceptibility granules, children's soybean Qiao heat clearing granules, Yinqiao detoxification granules, pediatric cold granules, pediatric antipyretic granules, etc.
2. Heat poison attack lung syndrome:
Treatment: Cleanse the lungs and detoxify.
Recommended prescriptions: ephedra, almonds, raw gypsum (decoction first), zhimu, zhejiang fritillary, bellflower, skullcap, bupleurum, raw licorice.
Chinese patent medicines: lung-clearing and detoxification such as Lianhua Qingwen capsules, Yinhuang preparations, Lotus heat-clearing preparations, etc. Children can choose to take Pediatric Pulmonary Fever Cough and Asthma Granules (oral liquid), Pediatric Cough and Asthma Granules (oral liquid), antelope horn powder, etc.
Finally, different measures can be taken to prevent epidemics, strengthen physical exercise in non-epidemic seasons, improve human resistance, and have the effect of preventing coldsBefore the epidemic season, the above-mentioned high-risk groups should be vaccinated against the epidemic, which can prevent the occurrence of epidemic.