What should you pay attention to when taking medicine?
Taking medicine is a common medical behavior in daily life or disease treatment. However, taking medication incorrectly may reduce its efficacy or even cause side effects. The following are the medication precautions that have been hotly discussed on the Internet in the past 10 days. They are organized into structured data based on authoritative recommendations to help you use medication safely.
1. Common medication misunderstandings and correct methods
| Misunderstanding | Correct approach | Reason explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Swallow pills dry | Take with warm water | Dry swallowing may damage the esophagus and affect the dissolution and absorption of drugs. |
| Break or dissolve extended-release tablets | Swallow tablet whole | Destroy the sustained-release structure of the drug, causing a sudden increase in dose |
| Take medicine with tea/milk | Choose boiled water | Tea polyphenols and calcium ions may affect the efficacy of the medicine |
2. Medication time and dietary taboos
| drug type | Best time to take | taboo foods |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics (such as cephalosporins) | 30 minutes after meal | Alcohol (easily triggers disulfiram reaction) |
| Antihypertensive drugs (such as amlodipine) | fasting in the morning | Grapefruit (increased risk of side effects) |
| iron supplements | Between meals + Vitamin C | Coffee, high calcium foods (inhibits absorption) |
3. Medication reminder for special groups
1.pregnant woman: Avoid taking Chinese patent medicines by yourself, such as Lianhua Qingwen, which may contain ephedrine;
2.children: Calculate the dose strictly based on body weight, and the rough method of halving it for adults is prohibited;
3.elderly: Pay attention to drug interactions. For example, taking aspirin and anticoagulants together may cause bleeding.
4. Key points for drug storage
| Storage conditions | Applicable drugs | Error case |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed against light | Nitroglycerin tablets | Invalid when placed in a transparent glass bottle |
| Refrigerated at 2-8℃ | Insulin, some biologics | Protein denaturation after freezing |
| dry environment | Chinese medicine pieces | Refrigerator storage causes mildew |
5. Disposal of expired drugs
1.Do not discard at will: Antibiotics pollute the environment and need to be thrown into the pharmacy recycling bin;
2.Appearance changes will be discarded: If the tablet becomes discolored or the capsule sticks, it should be discarded even if it is not expired;
3.Clean medicine cabinet regularly: It is recommended to check the validity period every 3 months.
Summary: Scientific medication needs to pay attention to many factors such as dosage, time, compatibility and storage. When a suspected adverse reaction occurs, the medication should be stopped immediately and a doctor should be consulted. Only by mastering these points can medicine truly become the guardian of health.
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