Take some medicine when you are sick? See what the pharmacist has to say
For ordinary people, the most familiar thing when taking medicine is the dispensing window of the pharmacy. In fact, behind this, the drug storehouse, drug preparation room, pharmacy education, pharmacy scientific research, clinical pharmacist team, etc. all provide a good guarantee for the dispensing of patients. As the first responsible person for prescription review, pharmacists' professional and accurate medication guidance is closely related to patients' health.
The profession of "pharmacist" is very important for the safety of patients' medication. They will assist doctors in relevant risk assessment and are the best helpers for doctors. They will provide detailed guidance for patients in terms of drug therapy management, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions during drug therapy. In addition, they will help patients choose drugs based on the principles of cost-effectiveness and better treatment effects, and on the basis of balancing safety and effectiveness, to ensure that patients can maximize the benefits during treatment.
Rational drug use is very important for patients, especially for chronic and critically ill patients, inadvertent drug use will directly lead to the deterioration of the disease. So, how to take medicine scientifically and conveniently?
Try not to use drips if you can, try not to use intramuscular injections if you can, use oral medicines if you can take them orally, and try not to take medicines multiple times a day if you can take them once a day. In this way, it is easier for patients to take medicines regularly, and it is easier for patients with chronic diseases to control the deterioration of their conditions, which can better reduce the occurrence of complications.
Correctly understand the drugs, and understand the related effects and adverse reactions of the drugs.
Take medicines correctly and control the dosage of medicines as prescribed by the doctor.
Find out whether the medicine and food are "inhibited", and take "avoidance" when taking the medicine.
Learn to add medicines correctly, understand whether "multi-drug sharing" is possible, and whether there are other drug effects.
There will be words like "according to the doctor's advice" on the drug insert. How to save the drug, how to take the drug correctly, when to stop the drug, etc., should be decided according to the condition and the doctor's guidance. In addition, many hospitals have launched "Internet + medical care" services, and patients can make full use of the Internet for related consultations.
Expert interviewed: Zhu Deqiu, Director of the Pharmacy Department of Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University
This article comes from: People's Daily Online - Popular Science China