Three cold medicines mixed, female renal failure.
Recently, with the prevalence of influenza, Ms. Huang accidentally caught a cold, with a severe runny nose, headache, dizziness and sore throat. In order to control the cold as soon as possible, she took Xiao Su Shangfeng Capsule, Ganmaoling, Paracetamol Pseudoephedrine Tablets Ⅱ/Paracetamol Tablets. It is true that the cold will soon get better, but there is renal failure, and after rescue, life is saved.
Cold is a self-limiting disease caused by cold virus, which can be cured without taking medicine for a week. At present, there is no specific medicine for treating colds. Take cold medicine just to improve or relieve symptoms.
The investigation report of a food and drug administration shows that about 70% of irrational drug use is repeated use of cold medicine. There are many common cold medicines with different names, but in fact most of them are similar, such as acetaminophen (also called paracetamol), caffeine, chlorpheniramine and amantadine.
Ms. Huang's Shangfeng Capsule, Paracetamol Pseudoephedrine Tablets Ⅱ/Paracetamol Tablets and Ganmaoling all contain acetaminophen, which mainly improves symptoms such as fever, headache and joint pain. It's just that the contents of acetaminophen in these three colds are different. Don't say that the ingredients of western medicine's cold medicine are similar. In fact, many Chinese patent medicines also contain acetaminophen, such as vitamin C Yinqiao tablets.
Doctors pointed out that the use of more than two cold medicines at the same time can easily lead to excessive intake of acetaminophen and increase the risk of adverse reactions. Excessive dosage will also cause acute liver and kidney damage, and severe liver failure and even coma death will occur like Ms. Huang.
Medicine is like a double-edged sword. Taking it in moderation can relieve the pain, while taking it in excess is like taking arsenic. Therefore, you can't take medicine indiscriminately after catching a cold, and you can't eat it yourself. You must follow the doctor's advice and read the instructions carefully before taking it.
Whether anti-inflammatory drugs can be mixed depends on the situation.
Anti-inflammatory drugs, like cold medicines, are often mixed and taken together. Will this lead to serious consequences?
The doctor said it depends on which two anti-inflammatory drugs to use. If they are not the same anti-inflammatory drugs, they can generally be taken at the same time. If it is the same anti-inflammatory drug, it is recommended to take only one.
For example, cefixime and cefaclor cannot be mixed, and cephalosporin and amoxicillin cannot be eaten at the same time; Metronidazole and amoxicillin can be eaten together.
Cefaclor is the second generation cephalosporin, and cefixime belongs to the third generation cephalosporin antibiotics, which are used to treat respiratory tract, urinary tract and biliary tract infections caused by sensitive bacteria.
Cephalosporin and amoxicillin have similar effects, both of which are used to treat infections caused by various bacteria, such as pharyngitis and otitis media. Metronidazole is used to treat various infections caused by anaerobic bacteria and vaginal trichomoniasis, so it is no problem to mix metronidazole and amoxicillin. However, it may aggravate stomach damage after mixing, so it is suggested to take medicine to protect gastric mucosa first if necessary.
In addition, some anti-inflammatory drugs, taken together, can play a synergistic role and enhance the curative effect, and some are not as good as taking them alone.