5 kinds of drugs have been restricted to use, but many families of standing medicine, see your home still have?

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One, licorice tablets are strong, why is it more and more rare?

The old generation of people more or less have eaten compound licorice tablets, this drug is not only cheap and good cough effect, but now the drugstore rarely seen, this is why?

The main ingredients of compound licorice tablets are opium powder, licorice extract powder, camphor, anise oil, etc., of which the role of opium for the central cough, camphor has a local anesthesia/expectorant effect, anise oil can enter the respiratory tract to play a role in diluting phlegm, so that it is quickly coughed up the role of.

But "no medicine is perfect", compound licorice tablets, although the price of low-effect fast, but there is a fatal drawback, it contains opium powder long-term consumption of easy to make the body addicted to the substance is extracted from poppy flowers, that is, the extract of opium. The dose of opioid powder is very small, but it can be addictive to the body when consumed over a long period of time. After consumption, the body will produce a feeling of lightness, dependence, cravings, cold sweats, yawning, runny nose when not taking the drug, and even varying degrees of mental depression, irritability performance.

In 2005, China categorized compound licorice tablets as prescription drugs management, which need to be used under the guidance of a doctor. But in 2014, a member of the public traveling to the U.S. with compound licorice tablets was detained, and the drug was deemed to have banned ingredients, and the person was restricted from entering the country for five years, an incident that caused an uproar at the time.

In 2020, in order to further ensure the safety of medication, China's Drug Administration issued the Announcement on the Revision of the Instruction Manual of Compound Licorice Tablets, which further revised the adverse reactions and precautions of the drug.

Therefore, a specific doctor's certificate is required to purchase Compound Licorice Tablets.

Two, in addition to addictive, licorice tablets have these side effects

Compound licorice tablets long-term improper use in addition to cause the body to become addicted to, but also may bring some other side effects, the daily use of the drug must be careful.

1, drug dependence

Continuously taking large quantities of compound licorice tablets for more than 7 days will make the body dependent, after which getting rid of the dependence will take 2-3 months. Specific manifestations of constipation, nausea, emotional instability, lethargy, etc., a large number of drugs may also be respiratory depression.

2, hypokalemia

Compound licorice tablets have glycyrrhizic acid components, the substance can play a role in the discharge of potassium and sodium. It can promote the discharge of potassium in the body, which can easily lead to the decrease of blood potassium concentration and induce the occurrence of hypokalemia when taken for a long time.

3, pseudoaldosteronism

Long-term use of compound licorice tablets may also induce pseudoaldosteronism occurs, the disease is secondary to a type of hypertension, manifested as a rise in blood pressure, low blood potassium, metabolic alkalosis, etc., without timely intervention may induce renal failure, heart failure and so on.

4, gastric ulcer

Licorice tablets have a glucocorticoid-like effect, which can promote the secretion of gastric acid, reduce gastric mucus secretion, and then easy to cause gastric ulcers to occur, themselves have gastric ulcers in patients, will lead to aggravation of symptoms.

In daily life, these categories of people should be especially careful not to use compound licorice tablets:

Three, these five kinds of drugs have been restricted, you still as a regular drug?

In addition to compound licorice tablets, there are a number of commonly used drugs are also included in the ranks of foreign countries and Hong Kong, China, banned, if you still have at home, pay attention to timely replacement.

1, Anacin

Anacin is an antipyretic and antipyretic drug, which was popular around the world between 1922 and 1934. However, from 1934 onwards, it has been found one after another that taking the drug will have a variety of adjuvants with, including having a decrease in white blood cells in the peripheral blood, decreased immunity, etc., and ultimately prone to inducing a variety of infections. In 1934 alone, nearly 2,000 people died of the disease in the United States and more than 200 in Europe.

After that, several countries banned the use of anandamide respectively, and China asked to stop the use of anandamide injection and other varieties of anandamide in 2020, and the instruction manual for anandamide tablets was revised, which clearly pointed out that the drug may cause adverse reactions in the blood system, and it is generally not preferred as a drug.

2, phenolphthalein tablets

Phenolphthalein tablets are a stimulating laxative, the treatment of constipation has a very good effect. However, it is not recommended to eat phenolphthalein tablets often, otherwise it will cause stimulation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, and then easily induced gastric mucosal inflammation, intestinal mucosa blackened, etc., may also cause dermatitis, rashes and other occurrences.

3, Pitomod

Pitomod is an immune booster, which is widely used in pediatrics, dermatology, and otorhinolaryngology, but the efficacy and safety of this drug in the clinic are unclear, and clinical trials abroad are still in the animal stage. China revised the instructions for use of Pitomod again in 2018, clearly stating that it is prohibited for children under 3 years of age.

4, Vitamin C Yin Qiao Tablets

The drug belongs to a kind of proprietary Chinese medicine, and many people will use it for the treatment of colds and sore throats. It is undeniable that Vicodin can be used to relieve the wind and clear away heat and toxins, but there is no direct causal relationship between it and colds. Some of the western medicine ingredients in it may also threaten your health when taken blindly.

In 2013, CCTV reported that Hong Kong's Department of Health had called a halt to Vicodin tablets.

5, virus azole

Virus azole is also known as ribavirin, the drug has been clinically proven to have a fetal malformation hazard, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibited pregnant women, it is managed as a prescription drug in the country, but there are still a lot of people will be used as a cold and flu medication. The drug has no effect at all on the common cold, and will bring side effects to the body.

There is a scientific basis for the saying that "medicine is not without its poison", and the daily use of any medicine should be in accordance with the doctor's instructions, and should not be used blindly.