Sick to take medicine is common sense, sometimes we will go to the hospital to prescribe medicine, sometimes will buy directly from the pharmacy, for diseases that are not a big problem, more people prefer the latter, convenient, fast, but also save registration money, and even some people will hoard some frequently used medicines at home.
But you know what? Some of the drugs you hoard may have been written off, and you can't buy them in the future when you think of pharmacies. In mid-December last year, the Food and Drug Administration issued an announcement mentioning that 210 drugs were cancelled, and if you did not pay attention to the official website, you may not know this information. When you go to the pharmacy to buy it, you will find that the last time you bought a certain drug "off the shelf", you can't help but wonder, is there a problem with the safety of the drug?
Pediatric cough syrup, Chuanbei loquat syrup, ribavirin eye drops, vitamin C tablets, metamizole tablets, etc., these are familiar to us in the catalog, specific everyone can check the official website, control the home medicine box, if there is, then pick it out, do not use it in the future.
Cough drugs should not be used indiscriminately
When coughing, many people do not like to go to the hospital, think it is a small problem, especially adults, during the day to work, going to the hospital is a waste of time, therefore, most of them will take the opportunity to leave work, to the pharmacy to buy some cough medicine.
To buy drugs in pharmacies, there are generally two situations, one is to specify what drugs to want, the purpose is clear, and the other is to consult the staff, and the staff recommends the medication according to the symptoms. Either way, there are hidden dangers.
Because there are many causes of coughing, such as colds, anxiety, allergies, and even lung cancer. If you don't understand the cause, you will take medicine indiscriminately, and the medicine may not be right. The staff is not a professional doctor, there is no examination equipment, can only roughly understand the condition, the recommended drugs may not be accurate.
If the last use is federal cough lotion or compound licorice tablets, the former may be hallucinogenic, addictive, affect sleep and mood, and make people form dependence, and the latter also has a certain degree of addiction, so it can not be eaten.
"Annaijin", which has re-entered the announcement, has appeared many times
A number of pharmaceutical companies registered the drug, once again making people aware of the importance of drug safety, had to admit that it was a glorious moment, but the times are developing, people's understanding of drugs is more comprehensive.
Obviously, the risks brought by metamizole have attracted people's attention, and after re-evaluating its value, it has been found that it can no longer adapt to the current environment, the side effects on the human body are very large, and the contraindicated groups include not only pregnant women, infants and young children, but also minors, so it will be banned in 2020.
If there is still this medicine in the medicine box at home, I hope that everyone will throw it away as soon as possible and look for other alternative products, and indiscriminate use may cause skin damage, gastrointestinal damage, and even blood, urinary system and even systemic damage. When using analgesic and antipyretic drugs, be sure to follow your doctor's advice.
What about vitamin C tablets?
Speaking of vitamins, people inexplicably have a good feeling for it, think that it is good for the body, can produce a lot of effects, and sometimes pharmacy sales will also use it to match, therefore, to give people an illusion, eat more is fine, good for the body.
In fact, vitamin C is not as good as everyone thinks, there are so many types on the market, and there are various composite products, which seem to have a lot of effects, but does your body really need it? In fact, people who are healthy and not picky eaters do not need to supplement at all. And some people have bad kidneys, blind supplementation may form stones.
Coupled with the fact that Vitamin C is very cheap and the competition is fierce, the major pharmaceutical companies will have to weigh whether to cancel the current drugs and develop and produce new drugs.
Can I still eat drugs that apply for cancellation? I still have these medicines at home, what should I do?
Ms. Wang needs to take a medicine for a long time due to physical problems, and she learned that the medicine she took was written off, and she was very worried that because she had eaten it for a long time, it would not be affected.
Ms. Wang's idea can be understood, it can be said that when most people hear the words "drugs are written off", their first reaction is "Is it impossible to eat?" "Is there something wrong with security?" "What if you've already eaten?"
Obviously, everyone misunderstood, cancellation and drug problems are not the same thing, nor can not be used, a pharmaceutical company's drugs have been written off, but other pharmaceutical companies may still be producing, selling, as long as the doctor prescribes drugs, there is no need to worry. At the same time, it also depends on what kind of drug, if it is metamizole, cough syrup, etc., clear side effects, addictive drugs, this drug is not recommended to be used again, or you can also consult a doctor, whether there are other alternative drugs.
There are many alternative drugs, this is written off, you can choose others, just like a social account is canceled, other accounts can continue to use. Pharmaceutical companies write off these drugs, on the one hand, to consider the cost, price, competitiveness, on the other hand is to adapt to the market, is a normal phenomenon, we should not misunderstand.
Both adults and children should use caution
Strictly abide by the instructions or doctor's instructions, do not overdose, prevent damage to the liver and kidneys, cause allergies, but also pay attention to the duration of treatment, should not be taken for a long time, if the symptoms are relieved, the indications are better, do not eat again. Whether to eat for 3 consecutive days or for a week, follow your doctor's advice.
Do not dispense your own medicine after illness, and do not mix multiple drugs to eat, especially pregnant women, liver disease patients, old stomach disease patients, pay attention to the contraindications to take. In addition, how much water to eat medicinally, drink water or not, before or after meals, are exquisite, and it is not too late to take it after figuring it out.
After taking the medicine, do not rush to exercise, bathe, drive, observe for 30 minutes, whether there are adverse reactions, and then continue to move after everything is normal. No matter what the disease is, it is impossible to eat it, and it is necessary to have enough dose and course of treatment, and not to be anxious. In short, taking medicine needs to be treated with caution and cannot be eaten indiscriminately.
Resources:
[1] A citizen eats the cancellation drug and is worried about the health damage Doctor: The drug is not banned and should be used according to the doctor's instructions
[2] Urgent reminder! 200 drugs such as Chuanbei loquat syrup and pediatric cough syrup were written off... China Drug Control.2021-12-28
[3] These drugs have been written off and immediately discontinued