Yang Shiquan: How to use drugs rationally

Yang Shiquan: How to use drugs rationally. Drugs can relieve pain, treat and cure diseases. If used properly, it can often get twice the result with half the effort...

Yang Shiquan: How to use drugs rationally. Drugs can relieve pain, treat and cure diseases. If used properly, it can often achieve "twice the result with half the effort" effect. On the contrary, it will not only affect the efficacy, but also produce drug resistance, drug resistance, toxic and side effects and other iatrogenic hazards, affecting health and even life-threatening. The rational use of medication should follow the following principles: 1. Medications can be used or not, but generally not used. Not every uncomfortable symptom must be treated with medication. The human body has a defense function, and minor diseases can heal themselves through the participation of the immune system. For functional diseases such as intestinal spasm, physical therapy such as hot compress can often be effective. If you are accustomed to constipation, as long as you develop the habit of regular bowel movements, eat more fiber foods, and perform abdominal massage, the effect is often better than any medicine. Fever is a protective response of the human body, and it is generally not advisable to use antipyretics prematurely before a clear diagnosis. 2. Less is better. If the disease can be treated with one drug, two or more drugs should not be used; if the disease can be treated with one course of treatment, two or more courses of treatment should not be used to avoid the development of drug resistance at the same time. Each drug generally has major or minor side effects. Using multiple drugs at the same time will produce an "additive" effect of side effects. 3. Minor illnesses should not be treated with serious treatment. Fever is an early symptom of many diseases. If there is no obvious inflammatory reaction, antibiotics should not be used blindly before a clear diagnosis is made, so as not to cause imbalance of respiratory and intestinal flora and bring undue trouble to the treatment. 4. Select drugs based on the route of administration. When the curative effects are the same or similar, the route of administration is better. The order of administration is oral administration – intramuscular injection – intravenous injection or infusion. Oral medication is the most convenient and safest, so if it can be taken orally, intramuscular injection should not be used, and if it can be intramuscularly injected, intravenous injection should not be used. 5. Face up to allergic reactions to drugs. Among the population, a considerable number of people are allergic to certain antibiotics, serum drugs, imaging drugs and some anesthesia. You should tell the doctor in time when seeing a doctor for reference during treatment to prevent accidents. 6. Drugs that inhibit hematopoietic cells should not be used for a long time. Some antibiotics, analgesics, and anti-allergic drugs can inhibit the hematopoietic function of the bone marrow. Long-term use can reduce the number of white blood cells and platelets, affecting the body's immune defense function. If they must be used, regular blood routine examinations should be performed. 7. Use hormone drugs with caution. Hormone drugs have the functions of inhibiting inflammation, inhibiting lymphocyte proliferation, anti-toxin, and anti-allergy. They can treat many diseases, but they also have many side effects and must be selected with caution. Those that can be used for short-term use should not be used for long-term use. Those that can be used in small amounts should not be used in large amounts. If side effects occur during treatment, the dosage should be gradually reduced and should not be stopped suddenly. Symptoms such as heterosexual appearance may occur after long-term use. 8. Don’t follow the advertisements. Many drug advertisements, especially health care product advertisements, are generally commercial behaviors. They hope that the money in your pocket will flow into his pocket. If you want to use these drugs, think twice and it is best to listen to the doctor’s opinion. In the future society, people's health will mainly depend on self-care. Self-care plus rational use of medication will make you healthier.