Zhuzhou Evening News Rong ** reporter Liu Qiong Intern Gao Lanling.
After winter, the incidence of respiratory diseases is high, and an anti-influenza drug mabaloxavir (also known as "Sufuda") has become a hot commodity. Is this medicine really hard to find? Is it necessary for the public to stock up on medicines? A few days ago, the reporter launched a visit and investigation.
On January 24, the reporter opened various e-commerce shopping platforms and found that at present, the "Sufuda" on sale online is about 390 yuan (with a specification of 20mg*2 boxes), and most of them need to be squatted to buy.
Since this drug is a prescription drug, when purchasing the drug on the e-commerce platform, you need to click "Prescribe to buy". Subsequently, jump to the page of asking for a prescription, and then further confirm that the disease is virus** or epidemic**, and check the option to confirm that the drug has been used in the next visit, so that the above drugs can be purchased smoothly.
Is there a Sufuda to buy? On the 24th, the reporter visited a number of offline pharmacies such as Qianjin Pharmacy, Yifeng Pharmacy, and People's Pharmacy, and its staff all said that many customers asked about this drug, but there was no purchase in the store at present.
Compared with the common anti-influenza drug oseltamivir, how is Sufuda (mabaloxavir) different? Huang Li, the person in charge of clinical pharmacy at the Central Hospital, introduced that oseltamivir needs to be taken for 5 days, 2 times a day, while Sufuda only needs to be taken 1 time; In addition, oseltamivir is suitable for all ages, and Sufuda is currently approved for people aged 5 and above.
It is worth noting that oseltamivir can be used as a prophylactic application, for example, if you have a family member or a large number of classmates who have been diagnosed with influenza, you can consider taking oseltamivir to prevent infection; However, Sufuda is only approved for influenza**, and does not clearly state that it is prophylactic, so it is not recommended for the public to stock up on medicines.
If the child has special circumstances, such as poor medication compliance and may not be able to take oseltamivir for a full course of treatment, Sufuda can be selected because it can be taken in a single dose. Huang Li reminded that lactose intolerant people should use it with caution.
Editor: Qingqi.
Second trial: Dai Ping, Tang Jianhua.
Third trial: Ye Xinfu.