Don t want to go to the hospital? Be sure to put away this medication guide during the Spring Festiv

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-11

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The Spring Festival is a day for families to reunite, and relatives and friends greet each other and gather together for joy. At the same time, however, it increases the risk of respiratory infection. There are old and young, prepare some common medicines, and spend a reunion year with peace of mind. After all, during the Chinese New Year, everyone doesn't want to run to the hospital again because of some minor problems.

Today we have prepared a list of some respiratory medications for you, be sure to collect them! What a cold, fever, cough "wrapped".

How to choose cold medicine

Most of the cold medicines on the market are compound preparations, and each ingredient corresponds to different symptoms, so it is recommended to choose according to your actual symptoms

For symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes, anti-cold medicines such as chlorpheniramine that contain only antihistamines and reduce congestion can be used.

For fever and headache only, a single formulation of an antipyretic analgesic, such as acetaminophen, may be used.

For headache, fever, nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, etc., you can choose a compound preparation containing antipyretic and analgesic, antihistamine and vasoconstrictor ingredients, such as phenol hemmetamine tablets.

If you have an irritating dry cough, you need to use an anti-cold drug that contains an antitussive component, such as dextromethorphan hydrobromide.

In addition,Fever, cough, and obstructed nose are the most common symptoms of a cold, so it is recommended to drink plenty of water first, and then consider taking medication if the cold symptoms are more severe and unbearable.

How to choose antipyretics and painkillers

When the body has fever caused by inflammation (including but not limited to all kinds of common cold, flu, infection, etc.), and when the body temperature is greater than 38At 5 o'clock, or dysmenorrhea, migraine and other conditions, if there are no contraindications to medication, you can consider taking fever and painkillers.

Recommended Medications:Acetaminophen, ibuprofen.

Precautions for medication:Acetaminophen can be used in children up to 3 months of age and ** for antipyretic, and can also be used in pregnant women. Ibuprofen is only used in children 6 months of age and** is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women.

In addition, acetaminophen is contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency. Ibuprofen is contraindicated in patients with a history of peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, severe liver and kidney insufficiency or severe heart failure, and asthma patients with aspirin allergy. Patients with gastrointestinal disorders should consult their physician or pharmacist before using these two medicines. Children use antipyretics, it is recommended to use drops or suspensions, it is recommended to buy small bottles, if the opening time is too long or the texture has changed, do not give it to the baby.

How to choose cough medicine

Cough is a self-protective reaction of the respiratory tract, as long as the cough caused by a cold is not very violent, and does not seriously affect sleep and life, it can be observed without medication; If the cough is severe enough to interfere with your life, you can use medication under the guidance of your doctor.

Recommended Medications:Some peripheral and central antitussive drugs may be used.

For acute cough, antitussive drugs alone should not be used, but should be combined with antihistamines and decongestants**. For cough in the subacute and chronic stages, antitussive drugs such as asme, phenanin, dextromethorphan, etc., can also be considered in traditional Chinese medicine.

Children with severe cough may be given dextromethorphan under the guidance of a physician or pharmacist.

Important Reminder:If the cough persists for more than three weeks and the cough in children for more than two weeks, it is necessary to go to the hospital for further examination and treatment.

How to choose nasal congestion medicine

Whether it's a cold or rhinitis that causes nasal congestion, you can use medication to relieve your symptoms.

Recommended Medications:Physiological seawater nasal spray, oxymetazoline hydrochloride nasal spray.

Medication Reminder:For babies under 6 months of age, an injectable grade of saline can be used, which is 09% sodium chloride, suck a little with a small dropper, and drop it into the baby's nasal cavity, which can play a role in moisturizing the nasal cavity; For infants and young children older than 6 months, a physiologic seawater nasal spray for children is usually recommended. **Nasal congestion can be relieved with oxymetazoline nasal spray (5 mg 10 ml), which can reduce symptoms of nasal mucosal congestion. It should be noted that the general use cycle of this type of drug should not exceed 1 week, let alone long-term use. Also, because some cold medicines contain similar ingredients, a physician or pharmacist should be consulted before use, especially for children.

Important Reminder:

It is not recommended to take 2 or more kinds of anti-cold compound preparations at the same time, so as to avoid repeated use of the same ingredients to cause drug overdose, increase the burden on the liver and kidney, and cause adverse reactions.

Children need to be more cautious when taking cold medicine, ribavirin granules are not recommended to take when they have a cold, and it is not recommended for children to take when they have a cold; Codeine or codeine-containing compound preparations are prohibited for adolescents and children, such as common compound codeine solution, compound licorice mixture, strong loquat dew, etc.

Special populations, such as pregnant and lactating women, people with liver and kidney insufficiency, or people with a history of stomach bleeding, need to consult a pharmacist before taking the drug.

Prescription drugs should be used according to the doctor's instructions, and over-the-counter drugs are a class of drugs with OTC labels that we buy in pharmacies.

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