Cold medicine: There is a mystery in the drug name

Reading stress is a matter of quiz and reading, and you should also use your words when choosing your medicine. Taking the cold medicine that everyone knows best, if you look at the ingredients in your name, you can avoid using drugs that are not suitable for you.

"Ma": Hypertensive patients should not be used. In addition to the name of the cold medicine, there is also a common name based on the composition, such as "beauty flutter", from which the main ingredients can be seen. Among them, "hemp" refers to pseudoephedrine, which can cause vasoconstriction, resulting in increased blood pressure, blood sugar, and intraocular pressure. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high intraocular pressure should be used with caution. It can also affect the nervous system, aggravate dysuria in patients with hypertrophy and hyperthyroidism headache, insomnia symptoms. Pregnant women and athletes should also use this ingredient with caution.

"Pang" and "Min": Drivers should not use it. Chlorpheniramine can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and sneezing caused by a cold. The name contains "flu" and "sensitized" cold medicines containing this ingredient. Since chlorpheniramine may cause symptoms such as drowsiness and drowsiness, it is not allowed to drive aircraft, vehicles, and boats during the medication, and engage in high-altitude operations, mechanical operations, and operation of precision instruments. In addition, people with benign prostatic hyperplasia should not use cold medicines containing chlorpheniramine, so as not to exacerbate dysuria.

"Ammonia" and "Phenol": The symptoms should be observed when taking gastrointestinal ulcers. Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is an important component of cold medicine used to relieve pain and fever. It has a stimulatory effect on gastric mucosa. Although short-term damage is minor, gastrointestinal ulcer patients should pay attention during observation and find abnormalities. The drug should be stopped in time. It should be noted that many of the compound cold medicines on the market contain paracetamol. If you eat a variety of cold medicine at the same time, it is easy to cause excessive amounts of this ingredient and harm the liver.

"Beauty": caution for patients with chronic bronchitis. Dextromethorphan is a central antitussive commonly used clinically. Common names of cold medicines containing this ingredient often contain the word “beauty”. Patients with chronic bronchitis and pneumonia should be cautious in using this kind of cold medicine because the antitussive effect of the central part may affect the discharge of sputum and block the respiratory tract. In severe cases, it may cause asphyxiation and other risks.

"Clear heat": The use of wind and heat is used with caution. At present, many of the cold Chinese medicines on the market have the word “heat-clear”, such as cold-heat-removing particles. This kind of cold medicine is mostly used for colds and colds. If you feel sore throat, yellow sputum, and dry mouth, it may be a hot and cold cold. Eating “heat-clear” cold medicine may worsen the symptoms.

"Detoxification": No one should take it long-term. The "detoxification" effects of Niuhuang Jiedu Pills and other medicines can improve the symptoms of catching colds, but they are not cold medicines. If used for more than one week, they may cause accumulation of arsenic in the body, affecting nerves, digestion, hematopoiesis, and urinary system. , chest tightness, heart palpitations, diarrhea and other symptoms of poisoning, and even life-threatening.

Although components that are not suitable for use by specific groups can be found in drug names, we still recommend that you read the instructions when purchasing cold medicines to avoid repeated use of the drug. Patients with chronic diseases may use paracetamol, ibuprofen, and other flu medicines as prescribed by their doctors and observe them when taking medications. Before taking proprietary Chinese medicines, you should first clarify the type of cold and consult a doctor if necessary.