subject: White With Black New Contac Cold Medicine And Other Side Effects [print this page] UK release drugs warning: contain 15 kinds of cold medicine ingredients have fatal side effects, child care services carefully
HC Environmental Network Cold food cold medicine, in the eyes of many people is it normal thing, but recently a British pharmaceutical and medical product management center (MHRA) released information raises concern about cold medications. The agency said most of the cold cough medicines contain 15 kinds of ingredients may cause side effects. Is it? This reporter conducted a survey.
69 of cold medicines have side effects
Recently, media reports said the British government's drug safety management of subordinate agencies (MHRA) on 69 kinds of cold medicine were evaluated and found that many commonly used non-prescription children's cold medicine and cough medicine is not only not effective, but also bring about various side effects and even cause death.
Assessment report released by the agency showed that 69 kinds of common cold medicine might "trigger allergic reactions, lead to side effects such as hallucinations and sleep disturbance." MHRA said the most cold cough medicines contain 15 kinds of ingredients may cause side effects. These components including the nasal mucosa vasoconstriction of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, phenylephrine (phenylephrine), oxymetazoline, Cello oxazoline; are antihistamine diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine, promethazine, triprolidine, anti Min An; suppress cough dextromethorphan, Pholcodine and for Chutan of Guaifenesin, ipecac agent.
MHRA cited a report that at least five children under the age of two such cold medicine overdose deaths, and more than 100 serious cases of adverse reactions, and in some cases, children had to because drug reaction while hospitalized.
Medicine can only temporarily relieve symptoms
According to experts, is basically the sale of our treatment of cold and cough medicine class which contain the above-mentioned 15 kinds of ingredients, like white with black, the new Contac, exclamation mark, etc..
"Need to clarify a misunderstanding here." March 6, deputy director of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital Department of Pharmacy, Director of pharmacists in Ng said in an interview, cause cold symptoms is mainly due to a cold virus enters the human body, and cold medicine can play a role in easing cold symptoms, but can not clear the cold virus.
"Cold medicine as many people to carry their drugs, an influenza-like symptoms How many pieces to eat, in fact, this is very scientific." Ng pointed out, "is the third drug toxicity, if blindly rely on cold medicine, then, may have health implications.
Chengdu First People's Hospital, deputy director of integrated Chinese and Western medicine, said Dr Lin Ruping also taking cold medicine is mainly for emergency and can not guarantee treatment. "Cold medications are generally symptomatic drugs, such as adding the pseudo-ephedrine, the main role is to clear the blood vessels, relieve nasal congestion; and cold medications in the anti-histamine agent was able to reduce the secretion of mucus, sneezing and runny nose on a relatively rapid mitigate and alleviate the symptoms of the effect. "He said that the current market many cold medicines are all compound medicines, and physical and symptoms of each patient are also different, so be sure to prescribe the right remedy.
Mixed easily lead to excessive eating cold medicine
Interview, reporter learned that many people are mixed in the habit of eating cold medicine. Chengdu Third People's Hospital respiratory physician Jun Yin, deputy director of this to be a negative. "Some people like to also take the cold medicine and galanga beverage so good so fast that, in fact, may lead to drug overdose."
Jun Yin said that some cold medicines and certain types of granules may also contain the same ingredients, if taken at the same time, may cause some components of them high doses, prone to adverse reactions. "The best is to buy medicine or see a doctor Take your time, find out many times a day, how much time to eat, not to medication taken for granted."
"After the drug dose is the result of numerous tests, patients generally will not exceed the acceptable range." Chengdu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Quality First Minister Yang Xiong said that the individual patient on the drug adaptability different when taking the drug should be in strict accordance with the instructions marked on the data, no need to increase the dose should not be unauthorized.
Taking care of children under two years old
It is understood that taking cold medicine for children in 2007, the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, once released, in 2004 and 2005 at least 1,500 children under 2 years after seizure medication and cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous system side effects. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommended for children under 2 years should not take cough and anti-cancer vaccine, children under 6 years of age be used with caution. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth, Novartis and other pharmaceutical manufacturers have voluntarily recalled in the U.S. market to sell their children cold medicine.
Children at a large pharmaceutical plant in Harbin, who asked not be named, say, their products are mainly for children with a variety of common symptoms, in the strict control of raw materials and dosages, and instructions marked on the usage and packaging and dose. He admitted that children's cold medicine is to alleviate the major symptoms, if the illness is serious, it is recommended to the hospital for treatment.
"Children's own immune system is not perfect, plus the resistance is weak, prone to symptoms such as fever." Ng said, the resistance of children and adults, not only are the dose differences, and some drugs also are disabled children, so parents better not to take cold medicine to a child. "For example, quick cold capsules, which contain toxic paracetamol, disabled children under 3 years old. There are a cold pass, may lead to hematuria and renal dysfunction in children."
White With Black New Contac Cold Medicine And Other Side Effects
