I believe that parents’ circle of friends has been swept by a drug called oseltamivir these days.
Since the Health Planning Commission issued the “Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Plan (2018 Edition) > > and recommended oseltamivir, a prescription drug against influenza virus for children, this drug has become the” darling “of doctors and parents.
Hospitals and pharmacies in many cities across the country are out of stock.
According to the report of the mothers in the group, oseltamivir is hard to find. The original price is more than 60 yuan per box. Some places have already been fired to 120 yuan.
Many people have also started to launch [national disaster], hoarding goods and selling them at high prices.
This scene is familiar… white vinegar looted during SARS, iodized salt sold out during the destruction of Japan’s nuclear power plants…
Pediatrician Shi Han said that the out-of-stock of oseltamivir reflects parents’ fear of influenza. Oseltamivir is not a [panacea]. Parents must understand these three problems before giving their children oseltamivir.
The agent has that b effect for treating influenza within 48 hour
Oseltamivir is a neuraminidase inhibitor and has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) for the prevention and treatment of influenza.
Many parents know that oseltamivir can fight influenza, but parents are still confused about how long to eat oseltamivir for their children in what.
Remember this time: 48 hours.
For high-risk groups of severe influenza (especially children under 2 years old), if influenza is diagnosed or highly suspected, the medication effect within 48 hours is the best, which can reduce the hospitalization rate and mortality rate of influenza and reduce complications.
Regarding the high-risk group of severe influenza, the specific explanation of < < Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Plan > > is as follows:
< < Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Plan > > (2018 Edition)
When influenza occurs in non-high-risk groups, the risk of serious complications is relatively much smaller. Taking oseltamivir can shorten the course of disease and relieve symptoms. However, influenza can also be considered as an upgraded version of the common cold, and most of them will heal themselves without taking oseltamivir.
What about more than 48 hours?
For children with severe illness, or children whose symptoms have not improved or deteriorated, even if the symptoms exceed 48 hours, they can also benefit from oseltamivir and can eat it.
However, children with mild symptoms or obvious improvement will not benefit much from taking oseltamivir 48 hours later and can heal themselves without taking the medicine.
How do I eat oseltamivir?
Oseltamivir is available in two dosage forms, granules (15 mg and 25 mg) and capsules (75 mg).
Children aged 1 year old and over can take it according to the instructions. Children under 1 year old are recommended to take it according to the doctor’s advice.
It should be noted that the recommended course of treatment for taking medicine is 5 days. Don’t stop using it at will, which may lead to the risk of drug resistance.
If the child vomits seriously after taking the medicine, he can eat some food to relieve the lower gastrointestinal pressure before taking the medicine.
It can prevent flu, but not for every child.
Some of the parents who wanted oseltamivir were hoarding it for a rainy day, and many parents believed that oseltamivir could be used to prevent influenza for their babies.
For the prevention of influenza, let’s take a look at what < < Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Plan > > said:
Generally speaking, oseltamivir is recommended for prevention only when two conditions are met at the same time:
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Children in the range of high-risk groups have not been vaccinated against influenza, or have been vaccinated for less than 2 weeks (protection has not yet been formed);
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People who have come into contact with suspected influenza, or have recently been to public epidemic sites.
Some parents said, I also don’t know if the child has come into contact with suspected people. The flu is still very fierce now. Can the child be given food to prevent it at ordinary times?
Not recommended.
There are three reasons:
- The main side effects of oseltamivir are gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms such as vomiting and nausea, with an incidence rate of about 15%. It takes 10 days to prevent taking medicine. Oseltamivir has preventive effect only during the period of taking the drug. Is there no antibody in the body after stopping the drug, or is it possible to be infected? If the flu epidemic continues for another two months, will it take another two months? Inselective treatment or prevention of oseltamivir may lead to drug resistance.
Compared with medication, influenza vaccination is the most recommended way to prevent influenza.
Oseltamivir is not a panacea and is not effective for the common cold.
Many parents have heard that oseltamivir is [recommended] [very powerful], but it is not clear whether it is used to treat what.
Judging from the readers’ comments, many people will confuse [anti-influenza virus] with [anti-virus] and think that they should be able to eat colds and fevers, while others think that it is similar to ribavirin.
However, oseltamivir is not a panacea. It has only two main functions-for the treatment of influenza a and B, and for the treatment of bird flu a.
Not against the common cold!
Not against the common cold!
Not against the common cold!
(Say important things three times)
There is no evidence to prove that diseases caused by other virus infections, such as hand, foot and mouth, rotavirus, etc., are effective.
Parents must be careful not to use oseltamivir to treat their children [common cold].
If you don’t say that you take medicine in vain, there is still a risk of drug resistance if you take it for a long time… When the real flu comes, it will be difficult to handle.
Summarize today’s content:
-Oseltamivir is used to treat influenza, with the best medication in the first 48 hours.
-Oseltamivir can prevent influenza and is applicable under special circumstances and cannot replace vaccines.
-Oseltamivir is not a [panacea], does not treat the common cold, abuse will have the risk of drug resistance.
Parents’ impatience to hoard medicine for their children [just in case] is understandable, but is the child flu? When should oseltamivir be taken? How? It is really not so easy to judge.