There is such a saying in China: it is a three-point poison of medicine!
Yes, there are many drugs that have different side effects while treating diseases, and different patients have different side effects after taking drugs.
Not only that, some drugs are inherently hepatotoxic, especially some special Chinese herbal medicines, if patients blindly use, not only can not play a role in treating diseases, but even cause drug-induced liver damage.
This is so because the liver is originally a metabolic organ, and most drugs require biotransformation processes such as redox, decomposition, and binding in the liver.
In the process of drug use, the drug itself or its metabolites may cause damage to liver cells, and then develop drug-induced liver damage, which is clinically known as drug-induced liver disease.
Clinical manifestations of drug-induced liver disease vary, and in mild patients, the liver can recover on its own after discontinuation. However, if the liver damage is severe, it may endanger the patient's life and require active treatment and rescue.
So the question is, what to pay attention to when taking medicines to avoid liver damage?
1. Do not blindly combine drugs
According to the information obtained by the clinic, the damage and impact of some drugs on the liver is not large, but if they are used at the same time as other drugs, under the common reflection, it may cause liver cell damage. The more multiple drugs are used at the same time, the greater the likelihood of liver damage.
In particular, drugs such as cold medicines, asthma drugs, pain relievers and antibiotics are the most prone to overdose and are common combinations. Therefore, no matter what drugs are used to treat diseases, you should consult a doctor, and you cannot blindly mix drugs on your own;
2, do not trust folk remedies
There are many patients with chronic diseases and serious diseases, in order to get rid of the torture of the disease as soon as possible, they will fall into the psychology of rushing to the doctor, and even begin to easily try home remedies that have not been scientifically proven.
As everyone knows, some medicinal herbs seem to be plant rhizome parts or animals and insects, but they have certain toxic substances. If you blindly believe in folk remedies, not only may the previous treatment efforts be in vain, but in the case of blind medication, it will even cause liver damage and induce acute liver failure;
3, do not increase the amount of medicinal use
How a drug is used and how the dose of the drug is controlled are all conclusions reached after repeated clinical trials. Doctors will further regulate the dosage of patients according to their age, weight, and severity of their condition.
In other words, the advice given by the doctor is already the most suitable medicinal dosage for the patient. If you blindly increase the dosage of medicine with the psychology of taking more medicines and the faster you can get better, it will increase the metabolic burden of the liver. Therefore, the clinic has always emphasized that no matter what disease is treated, there should be good medication compliance.
In addition to the three points mentioned above, the emphasis on children's medication should be emphasized here. In the absence of a child-specific drug dosage form, it may be necessary to give adult drugs to children, at this time parents can not blindly administer the drug, but to follow the doctor's instructions to reduce the dose.
Because the ability of children's liver metabolism is far from being comparable to that of adults, adult drugs are applied to children, the amount is very difficult to grasp, and liver damage may occur, so parents cannot rely on experience to give children medication.
Finally, we should remind everyone that the wrong concept of medication is harming liver health, and the incidence rate of drug-induced liver disease has ranked fourth in all chronic liver diseases.
Therefore, it is important to remember that there are two sides to any drug. In order to minimize the harm and side effects of the drug, all we can do is follow the doctor's instructions.