Drugs are generally recommended to be taken with warm boiled water, some drugs have higher requirements for water temperature, and the temperature is too high to affect the effect of the drug, so you need to pay attention to it when taking it, especially for children, most of the drugs need to be dissolved in water before they can be taken.
1.Probiotic drugs.
As we all know, under normal circumstances, live bacteria are not resistant to high temperatures, and they can be killed by brewing or taking them with boiling water, thus losing their ** effect, and it is generally recommended to take them at a temperature below 40. There are many types of probiotic drugs, such as Bacillus subtilis enterococci double, Clostridium butyricum, Bifidobacterium, etc.
2.Digestive enzymes.
The water temperature should not be higher than 40 when taking this type of drug, the water temperature is too high, which will inactivate the pepsin, amylase or pancreatic enzyme in the drug, affecting the effect of the drug. Commonly used enzyme drugs include pepsin granules, multi-enzyme tablets, pepsin mixtures, compound rennet capsules, compound pancreatic enzyme powder, etc.
3.Vitamins.
Everyone knows that the water temperature of formula milk powder should not be too high, which will destroy the nutrients in it, mainly referring to vitamins, such drugs are mainly vitamin C, vitamin B group, etc. This type of vitamin is unstable in nature, and is easy to be decomposed by redox after heat, and loses its efficacy.
4.Phlegm-reducing drugs.
The main ones are ambroxol, acetylcysteine, etc. The water temperature is also required to be no higher than 40 are mucolytic agents, and the temperature is too high to affect the effectiveness.
5.Antibiotics.
Such drugs include amoxicillin, cephalosporin, azithromycin, erythromycin succinate, especially amoxicillin, which clearly requires cold boiled water.
6.Proprietary Chinese medicines containing volatile oils.
The volatile oils in traditional Chinese medicines such as fennel, Huoxiang, dried ginger, peppermint, borneol, turmeric, nutmeg, nepeta and so on have great medicinal value, and are easy to volatilize and decompose when heated. If proprietary Chinese medicines contain these ingredients, avoid taking them with too high water temperature or heat.
There are many factors that affect the effect of the drug, and it is necessary to read the drug description carefully before taking the drug and pay attention to some precautions when using it, so as to help maximize the effectiveness of the drug and reduce its adverse reactions.