Source title: Beijing Tiantan Hospital Expert Tip: In front of “Omicron”, choose an antipyretic to avoid repeated medication and overdose
The current “Omicron” strain still has super transmission power, what should be done once infected? A Beijing Youth Daily reporter interviewed Zhao Zhigang, director of the pharmacy department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, and said that not too much anxiety, not too much “underestimating the enemy”, scientific understanding of viruses is equivalent to a cold special.
“The disease symptoms caused by the Omicron mutant strain are relatively mild. The common main symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, loss of smell and taste, diarrhea, sore throat and myalgia, etc., which can be treated well from active symptomatic treatment and self-care. Zhao Zhigang said that there are “three musts” in self-care, one is to eat well, you can properly increase some proteins (such as eggs, fish, chicken and other proteins digestible), fruits and vegetables should be balanced; the other is to drink enough water, drinking water should be 2-3 times more than usual to accelerate the discharge of toxins and viruses in the body; third, you need to sleep getting enough, getting enough sleep can make immune cells more capable of killing viruses.Those who have trouble falling asleep can go to bed and lie down, listen to books or music, and try not to read e-books or play games.
“It is not recommended to use drugs to prevent new coronavirus infection. Eating well, drinking enough, getting enough sleep, and enhancing immunity is the royal way.” Zhao Zhigang said that after reading the instructions carefully before using the medicine, you must consult your pharmacist if you do not understand it. All major hospitals in Beijing have opened online medical consultation and telephone consultation.
It is worth noting that in the course of drug treatment, for infectious fever, fever itself is one of the manifestations of the body’s immune system to eliminate the source of infection. Unless the patient has high fever and severe discomfort, the antipyretic and other drugs are usually in no hurry to use. However, for patients with high fever, cooling treatment is required, and alternative antipyretic drugs include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and other antipyretic drugs. “Choose a type of antipyretic medicine. Many cold medicines are compound preparations, which contain paracetamol. Read the instructions carefully before use to avoid repeated medication and overdose, which may cause liver damage; when taking paracetamol, do not drink alcohol. The probability of liver damage increases greatly when the two are used together,” said Zhao Zhigang.
