3 days for Lunar New Year must be prepared by the PREPARATION of these medicines in the cabinet for the whole family

Cold medicine fever

Fever is a common disorder and is often caused by flu with symptoms such as fever and aches (headache, body aches, limbs). For analgesic, antipyretic, especially headache treatment, paracetamol should be used. This is a relatively safer medicine. Therefore, in this family medicine cabinet is indispensable for this medicine. However, during Tet holidays, many people wish to drink, so it should be noted that excessive and prolonged consumption of alcohol may increase the risk of paracetamol that is toxic to the liver. When using paracetamol pain reliever, you should not drink alcohol.

The digestive drug

On New Year's day, our daily eating and drinking habits change due to the schedule of Tet wishes, then the fun with drinking . because this change is very likely to cause symptoms such as bloating and indigestion. due to gas accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract or diarrhea. Therefore, in your family medicine cabinet, digestive medicines are also indispensable.

+ Antacid containing magnesium: Has the effect of reducing abdominal bloating due to increased acidity, heartburn, indigestion and heartburn. Besides, this drug is also used as a supplement to relieve pain caused by gastric and duodenal ulcers and promote ulcers.

+ Medication helps regulate gastric contraction: It works to support stomach contraction to move food from the stomach to the intestine. With this case domperidon can be used.

+ Digestive enzymes : Neopeptine, festal, pancrélase, alipase . are easier to digest stomach food.

+ Anti-diarrhea medicine: When diarrhea is caused by food poisoning, you should give the patient 1 pack of oresol. Mix 1 pack of oresol into 1 liter of cooled boiled water to dissolve it and drink it to make up for water and electrolytes, and find a way to vomit all those foods. However, if severe diarrhea needs to be taken to the emergency room as soon as possible. Absolutely do not use drugs containing diarrhea such as loperamide and opioid drugs . because now the body needs to release the toxins that have been invaded.

Respiratory medicine

On Tet holiday the climate is often cold and wet. Especially in the North, the weather often changes abruptly, the northeast monsoon causes cold, disturbing the ability to resist diseases, easily suffocate and cough. Some common medicines to relieve cough like

terpin, codeine . At the same time, you should also prepare a little nasal drops such as 0.9% physiological saline and sulfarin nasal drops to prevent nasal congestion. However, sulfarin nasal drops should not be used for more than 1 week.

Specialized medicine

If there are people with chronic diseases in the home, in addition to the preparation of the above medicines, you should also be aware of the adequate amount of medication to the patient's disease. These medications need to be prescribed by a doctor and the patient needs to follow them.

Blood pressure medicine

Common antihypertensive drugs such as nifedipine, amlodipine . used well for patients with angina, can also be used for elderly patients, does not affect the metabolism of sugar and body fat.

Diabetes drugs

Common medicines such as metformin, sulfonylurea . Use these drugs in association with patients such as food, daily drinking water. Therefore, no matter how busy you are, don't forget to take your medicine or take medicine on time. Because if you forget to take the medicine, it is easy to cause complications because of high blood sugar.

For Tet, to be happy and happy, when using drugs, especially medicines for chronic diseases, patients need to comply with the number of doses and doses prescribed by the doctor. As for normal medicines when used, patients should read the instructions carefully before use.

And finally, in an urgent case, it is still the most important to take the patient immediately to medical facilities.