Taking the wrong medicine can kill 200,000 people every year. Don't take these common medicines together
Take a cold medicine, can you "eat" your life? Don't think it's exaggerated, it's true.
The 27-year-old Xiao Zhang is a college student. Because he often stays up late because of his projects, he is "looked for" by a cold if he is not careful. Since colds are too common, Xiao Zhang didn't take it too seriously, so he went downstairs and ordered several cold medicines.
Thinking that the cold could be cured quickly, and worried that the dose of the medicine would be ineffective for his 125 kg body weight, Xiao Zhang mixed several cold medicines on his own and took double the amount of medicine .
As everyone knows, after taking the medicine, Xiao Zhang's cold symptoms were not only bad, but also had a fever for 7 days and diarrhea for 5 days , and then went to the hospital for medical treatment accompanied by his mother.
After examination, Xiao Zhang was finally diagnosed with toxic myolysis (caused by overdose of acetaminophen) , liver and kidney failure , but he passed away 7 days after being admitted to the hospital because he was sent to the hospital too late.
In this regard, the doctor said: Xiao Zhang already has fatty liver, and his liver function itself is weaker than that of ordinary people, and his detoxification ability is poor. At this time, if he uses drugs blindly, it is easy to cause acute and explosive liver damage, which is ultimately life-threatening.
Xiao Zhang's story is not an exception. The tragedy of death due to taking the wrong medicine continues every year.
1. Taking the wrong medicine kills 200,000 people every year
According to the data of the "Adverse Drug Reaction/Event Report Form" (2019) released by the State Drug Administration in 2020, from 1999 to 2019, the number of adverse drug reaction/event reports in the country has been increasing every year.
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In addition, in 2014, a data reported by Xinhuanet showed that 2.5 million people in China suffered health damage due to wrong medication, of which more than 200,000 died .
The reason is closely related to the use of the wrong drug and the mixed use of multiple drugs.
It needs to be emphasized here that the combination of drugs is not a combination of drugs . Don’t confuse them. The combination of drugs is mainly used to treat a certain disease at the same time or in succession. The application of ≥ 2 drugs, standardizing the combination of drugs can improve the efficacy of drugs and reduce the side effects of drugs. However, mixing the drugs is different, and it is likely to cause adverse reactions such as severe liver damage.
Second, these drugs are mixed, the danger is uninvited
There are many kinds of drugs, and it is impossible for people without professional pharmacy knowledge to fully understand and avoid them. For this reason, Xiaojiu listed some commonly used drugs, please pay attention.
The first type of mixed use is, drugs and drugs.
1. Cold medicine + antihypertensive medicine
People with colds are especially fond of sweating. To a certain extent, it can be said that it has the same effect as diuretics. Therefore, it is best to take the two drugs in a staggered manner, and the dosage should be adjusted according to the doctor's guidance, and blood pressure monitoring should be strengthened. In order to avoid falling fierce, dizziness, headache, chest tightness and other discomfort.
2. Cold medicine + pain reliever
Most of these two types of drugs contain acetaminophen, but the daily intake of acetaminophen for adults should not exceed 4000mg. If they are used together, it is likely to lead to overdose, which will increase the burden on the liver, cause liver damage, and even cause liver toxicity. reaction. In the same way, you should also pay attention when mixing or increasing the dose of cold medicine and cold medicine.
3. Aspirin + Ginkgo biloba drugs
One of the side effects of aspirin is the risk of bleeding. If it is taken with ginkgo biloba, the flavonoids and ginkgolides in it may stimulate bleeding more easily.
4. Statin lipid-lowering drugs + roxithromycin
After choosing statin lipid-lowering drugs, macrolide antibiotics should be avoided as much as possible when choosing antibiotics. Both statin lipid-lowering drugs and roxithromycin are metabolized by the same enzyme, so "enzyme metabolism competition" may occur during the metabolic process, resulting in a significant increase in the blood concentration of lipid-lowering drugs in a short period of time, and then Muscle soreness and other discomforts may occur, and in severe cases, kidney failure may occur. Some people mistake it for fatigue or the flu, but it could be a sign of rhabdomyolysis.
In addition to being careful when taking medicines at the same time, when taking medicines, you should also pay attention to avoid some foods, so as to avoid the reaction between the two and endanger your health.
The second type of mixed use is medicine and food.
1. Antihypertensive drugs + grapefruit
Grapefruit contains the natural trace element potassium, which itself has a certain antihypertensive effect. In addition, it contains biologically active ingredients, which can promote the rapid entry of drugs into the blood, which is equivalent to increasing the dosage. At this time, when taking it with antihypertensive drugs, there may be The effect of the drug is too strong, and the blood pressure plummets.
2. Cold medicine + honey
Such as Kuaike, Ganmaoqing, etc., these cold medicines contain acetaminophen, which "meet" with honey can form a complex to weaken the effect of reducing fever.
3. Antibiotics + Milk
When taking antibiotics, try to avoid drinking milk, otherwise the calcium, magnesium and other substances in milk will chemically react with the ingredients in the drug after entering the digestive tract, thereby reducing the efficacy of the drug. In addition, milk should not be taken with osteoporosis drugs and constipation drugs.
Therefore, in order to better solve the problem and avoid some side effects, it is recommended that you understand clearly before taking medicines, and do not blindly mix medicines. Of course, the best way is to follow your doctor's orders.
3. These misconceptions about medication should also be known
The purpose of taking medicine is to cure disease, but if you take it wrongly, it may cause disease. Therefore, these medication mistakes should be avoided.
1. The dose is not allowed
Inaccurate doses mainly include taking too much and not taking enough . The former is too "ruthless" to oneself. Regardless of the 3721, if you believe that eating more will get better soon, you will take large doses. As everyone knows, this will not only solve the problem. The disease may also increase the burden on the liver and kidney, causing a health crisis.
The latter is too "soft-hearted" to himself. No matter what medicine, he is afraid that taking it will damage the body, so he reduces the dosage without authorization, such as antibiotics. The doctor asks you to take one tablet, but you only take half a tablet, and the effect is natural. Will also be greatly discounted. Therefore, the most correct way is: follow the doctor's advice, take the dose on time, and do not reduce or increase the dose of the drug by yourself.
2. The medicine is not symptomatic
To treat a disease, pay attention to treatment based on syndrome differentiation, and use the medicine according to the symptoms. If the medicine is not suitable for the symptoms, the disease will not be cured naturally, and it may also bring new health problems. For example, after the occurrence of a cold, antibacterial drugs are used directly regardless of the 3721. In fact, unless there is a secondary infection, under normal circumstances, adults do not need to use antibacterial drugs when they have a cold, otherwise it may lead to drug overuse and antibacterial drug resistance. .
Summary: It is not advisable to blindly "mix and match" common medicines by themselves, because once they are taken wrongly, some side effects may occur, and serious ones may be fatal.
References:
[1] "Eating the wrong medicine kills 200,000 people every year. You must know these taboos of taking medicine! ". Health Times. 2020-12-21
[2] "Blood pressure monitoring with "antihypertensive drugs + cold medicine". Medicine Health and Health News Agency. 2020-06-09
[3] "[Tong Pharmacist Says] Mixing cold medicines is equivalent to taking poison! Do you know these medication mistakes? ". Tongji Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. 2019-01-25
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