Recently, a 65-year-old man in Fuzhou was red and swollen all over his face because he had taken a pill of amoxicillin, and his eyes were squeezed into a line. Seven days after admission**, he was discharged from the hospital.
AI mapping. In many people's cognition, amoxicillin is an anti-inflammatory drug, and many people will take amoxicillin on their own whether they have a cold, fever, headache, or inflammation in other parts of the bodyAmoxicillin abuse is rampant
People have the impression that headaches, brain fever, colds, diarrhea and taking amoxicillin to reduce inflammation is wrong. Amoxicillin is oneBroad-spectrum penicillin antibiotics, the indications mainly include:
Ear, nose, throat and upper respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, pharyngitis, otitis media, etc.), ineffective for allergic rhinitis;
lower respiratory tract infections (bronchitis, pneumonia, etc.), which are ineffective against viral pneumonia;
Genitourinary tract infection, ineffective for mycosmal inflammation;
* infection, but not effective against ** problems caused by fungi and viruses;
It can also be used in combination with other drugs for Helicobacter pylori infection to reduce the rate of peptic ulcers.
In short, amoxicillin is used to kill or inhibit bacteria that are sensitive to it, mainly staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, hemolytic streptococcus, Escherichia coli, etc.
Source: Visual China.
In general, inflammation does not refer to a specific disease, but is a self-protection mechanism for the body to fight against injury, but overreaction can also hurt itself. Anti-inflammatory drugs refer to drugs that can eliminate the body's inflammatory response, which can reduce or eliminate inflammatory manifestations such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain caused by diseases. Types of anti-inflammatory drugs include steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as prednisone, dexamethasone and other glucocorticoids, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc. Infection can cause the above symptoms, as can non-infectious factors such as allergies and trauma.
Antibiotics are a class of substances produced by microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, etc.) with antimicrobial effects. These substances can interfere with the growth of other microorganisms, thereby killing or inhibiting pathogenic bacteria. There are many types of antibiotics, and according to the mechanism of action, antibiotics can be divided into antimicrobial antibiotics and antifungal antibiotics. Antimicrobial antibiotics mainly target bacteriaIncluding -lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, etc.; Antifungal antibiotics are mainly used for fungal infectionsSuch as fluconazole, voriconazole, etc. The mechanism of action of antibiotics varies depending on the species, but in general, they all achieve antimicrobial purposes by interfering with the growth and metabolism of pathogenic bacteria.
In short, anti-inflammatory drugs target the inflammatory response, that is, symptomatic**, and antibiotics target pathogenic microorganisms, that is, kill or inhibit the source of infection. Whether you are using anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics, you need to follow your doctor's advice and pay attention to the reasonable medication regimen and time. As a hormone of anti-inflammatory drugs, everyone is very afraid of it, and there are often reports of liver failure caused by irrational use of ibuprofen and acetaminophen to reduce fever. The misuse of antibiotics may lead to the emergence of drug resistance, affect the best effect, and even induce superbugs that have no cure.
*: Popular Science Times.
Author: Wang Mingyu, attending physician of neurosurgery at the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, member of the Health Communication Working Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
Editor: Mao Mengnan.
Review: Wang Fei.
Final review: Yin Chuanhong.