Recently, at a recent press conference held by the National Health Commission, experts said that surveillance data show that China has entered the flu season this year, and a variety of respiratory diseases are intertwined and superimposed. Recently, the temperature has fluctuated greatly, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is obvious, and the reporter found that the sales of children's masks, fever patches, cold medicines and other products have risen sharply.
Professor Ma Wei, director of the geriatric respiratory department of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, said in an interview with a reporter from Guangzhou: Recently, some prescription drugs have become "Internet celebrity drugs", and such drugs cannot be taken by themselves without following the doctor's instructions.
Pharmacies: Cold and cold protection products are all on sale
I regret that I used to hand out unused children's masks to my neighbors, and now I have started to buy them again. Ms. Niu told the reporter that the weather has been cold recently, and wearing a mask when going to school can not only prevent disease but also block the wind, and children's masks have once again become a high consumable. The first time to smell the market demand is the pharmacy, children's masks back to the pharmacy position, was placed on the side of the cash register or on the entrance conspicuous shelf, as the season's "drainage products". "Sales have more than doubled compared to the third quarter, and many parents buy several boxes at a time. A pharmacy clerk said.
During the interview, the reporter found that although various cold medicines, cough medicines, and anti-inflammatory drugs have been selling well recently, it can be clearly felt that consumers buy drugs rationally and many of them have "experience reserves".
The person in charge of a pharmacy told reporters: Orderly is the most conducive to everyone fighting against the high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases. For example, when purchasing medicines, patients do not need to be reminded by the clerk to wear masksConsumers buy drugs within a reasonable range to avoid drug shortages and hoarding of expired drugsDealers and businesses can arrange production capacity and adjust purchases in an orderly manner as expected without being caught off guard.
Everyone attaches great importance to health, but at the same time, they are more calm and rational. The person in charge said.
Experts: Antiviral drugs are always available, and prescription drugs should not be used indiscriminately
The temperature difference between morning and evening in Guangzhou has been large recently. The recent seasonal respiratory diseases are very different from last winter, and the current respiratory diseases are characterized by a high incidence of influenza and a large number of mycoplasma infections, and the two infections are often mixed, resulting in rapid transmission, large number of infected people, and more serious illness. Professor Ma Wei, director of the Geriatric Respiratory Department of the First People's Hospital of Guangzhou, said in an interview with a reporter from Guangzhou. In her opinion, in response to these two respiratory diseases, we must pay attention to drug safety and protection of special populations.
Recently, I have seen on social media that many people are buying or taking azithromycin after fever and cough, and some patients directly ask if they can take azithromycin when they consult. Professor Ma Wei said that azithromycin is indeed a "special" prescription drug for mycoplasma pneumonia, but its drug resistance rate is extremely high, and the effect on other diseases of non-mycoplasma infection is not good, so patients should use it rationally under the guidance of a doctor - strictly follow the doctor's instructions to avoid adverse effects caused by overuse.
In her opinion, if you have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and fever during the flu season, you can first consider using over-the-counter drugs such as Baiyun Mountain Banlangen Granules, Stomatitis Qing Granules, Antiviral Oral Liquid, Qinghe and Anti-inflammatory Ning, and Jinhua Qinggan Granules. Taking the mature antiviral drug Banlangen as an example, the "Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Chinese Patent Medicine" recommends that influenza patients take it, and there are relevant clinical studies published in "Pharmacological Research", especially in the combination of drugs to reflect the overall clinical efficacy of drug enhancement and attenuation, if the condition does not improve, it is necessary to consider hospital visits and the use of prescription drugs. "Rational use of drugs and avoidance of abuse;If the symptoms are not good, go to the hospital. Professor Ma Wei said.
For special populations, she said that the elderly, pregnant women, and people with chronic diseases are inevitably immunocompromised, and they should start from diet, sleep, exercise, and mood to do a good job in daily health care. Flu symptoms in older people are often atypical, sometimes just poor appetite, listlessness, and lack of speech, so don't take it lightly, especially if you already have a cold at home.
In fact, empiric anti-influenza virus (influenza) virus anti-influenza virus (influenza virus**) can be effective in reducing complications, mortality and hospital stay as long as it is administered within 48 hours of onset. Vaccination is the most cost-effective means of preventing influenza in the elderly, and it is recommended that the elderly aged 60 years and above actively receive influenza vaccination without vaccine contraindications. Professor Ma Wei said. **From Guangzhou**).