Month: November 2011

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Three types of eye drops that can be selected for lactation

Hello, I am a breast-feeding mother. Because of acute conjunctivitis, the doctor prescribed Coke Bituo (0.5% levofloxacin eye drops). Can you nurse the eye drops when you drop them? If you can’t feed them, how long can you stop taking them? Can I use what eye drops during lactation? Similar problems appear on my microblog every day. Many mothers struggle with the choice of eye drops during lactation and whether they can breast-feed after using eye drops. There are many kinds of eye diseases, and eye drops are also divided into many kinds. Although many eye diseases have symptoms of red swelling and pain, their pathogenesis is different, so the use of eye drops needs to suit the remedy to Read More …

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Different dosage forms and different usages of drugs: tablets, capsules and granules

Everyone knows the common sense that taking medicine depends on drinking water. But some [busy people] swallow pills in order to save trouble, There are also some [fierce warriors] who do this to show their swallowing skills. In their view, You can take the pills in one swallow, As to whether the tablets were taken to the place where they should work, They don’t think so much. In fact, Dry swallow the pills, It is the easiest way to stick the tablets to the esophageal wall. Some drugs with irritation to esophageal mucosa (such as potassium chloride, bisphosphate, etc.) remain in esophagus for a long time, It may cause retrosternal pain, burning and other discomfort, and in severe cases it Read More …

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Bill Gates’ Year-end Summary: Good News You May Missed in 2014

Editor’s Note: This is an annual summary published by legendary Bill Gates on his personal website gatesnotes.com ten days ago. Just like at the end of 2013, he used this method to make the year-end summary. What good news do we have this year? I have written something slightly special to end 2013: a list of good news that you may have missed. I think it is a great way to end the year in that way, and people seem willing to see our world get better day by day. This year, I will do so again. There is no denying that 2014 was a turbulent year in the United States and other countries. But there is still good news Read More …

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Will [burn] burn your brain?

Common people commonly known as [burning and smoking] in medicine used to be called [febrile convulsion], now called [febrile convulsion]. This is a common complication when children have fever, which often occurs in children aged 6 months to 5 years old. About 2%-4% of children of this age group experience overheated convulsion. Especially children aged 12 months to 18 months have a high incidence, and there are not many attacks after 3 years old. Parents who have experienced their children’s febrile convulsions often use words such as “fear”, “terror” and “horror” to describe the situation at that time. Indeed, When the attack occurs, the child’s performance is often loss of consciousness, convulsions, rolling eyes, and limbs twitching on both sides Read More …

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Are you still calling antibiotics anti-inflammatory drugs?

I have a cold, take what medicine? Take some cold medicine and amoxicillin quickly to diminish inflammation. In our country, this kind of dialogue can be said to be quite common. Everyone is accustomed to [anti-inflammation], amoxicillin has almost become the standard of small medicine boxes for families. Who knows? This is called [abuse of antibiotics]. If you eat amoxicillin indiscriminately, you can’t cure a cold, but you have a share of the credit for damaging your health. All this is caused by people taking [antibiotics] as [anti-inflammatory drugs]. Anti-inflammatory drugs? Antibiotics? I can’t tell the difference between silly and silly. Speaking of the harm of abuse of antibiotics, many people may have heard of it, but few people realize Read More …

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Most antiallergic drugs can be used for lactation urticaria.

[Teacher Ji, can I take what medicine if I have urticaria during lactation? It’s so hard that I can’t sleep every day. When I itch, I have to grab my hair and dare not take medicine.] In life, there are still many people who have urticaria like this mother but dare not take medicine. They endure great physical and mental torture and are afraid that medicine will be bad for the baby, and some even wean the baby simply because of medicine. This is really a pity. In fact, Most antiallergic drugs are safe to use during lactation, For example, loratadine, although it can enter the milk, but the amount into the milk is very small, still can’t reach the Read More …

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Beware of these photosensitive plants and drugs

Recently, a baby suffered from severe sunburn, redness, swelling and blisters on both lower limbs caused by soaking in the sun after taking a bath with the leaves of figs and figs for external use. Anxious parents asked for help on Weibo for treatment, which attracted everyone’s attention. Is what [plant solar dermatitis]? Which plants can cause this skin disease? Apart from plants, will drugs cause [solar dermatitis]? In case of solar dermatitis, how should it be properly cared for and treated? Writing this article, I hope I can popularize relevant knowledge for everyone. What is plant solar dermatitis? Plant solar dermatitis refers to the body contact with some photosensitive plants, The skin is red, swollen, painful, rash, blisters and Read More …

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Antipyretic: Which side effect is small, oral or suppository?

After continuous popular science, netizens now know that there are two kinds of antipyretic drugs widely used in the world, namely [acetaminophen] and [ibuprofen] recommended by the World Health Organization. Moreover, acetaminophen is the first choice of antipyretic due to its long clinical use time and high safety. Because acetaminophen has two different dosage forms, oral and suppository, netizens often ask me such questions: [acetaminophen can have suppository for rectal administration, why should there be oral dosage forms? Shouldn’t suppositories have less side effects than oral administration, and wouldn’t they hurt the liver? ] With this question in mind, let’s compare the absorption and metabolism differences between oral administration and suppository. Absorption and Metabolism of Oral and Suppository The main Read More …

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Proper Use of Mosquito Repellent Liquid

Its safety and effectiveness have been verified clinically, Moreover, the mosquito repellent liquid recommended by FDA and CDC in the United States mainly contains the following four components: DEET, mosquito repellent ester (also known as IR3535, imonin), picaridin and Oil of lemon eucalyptus. Among them, DEET is forbidden for babies under 2 months old and lemon eucalyptus is forbidden for children under 3 years old. These are also the main components of mosquito repellent products on the Chinese market. DEET contained in mosquito repellent liquid, Developed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1946, It was registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1957 and began civilian use. It has been used to repel mosquitoes for nearly Read More …