What should be noted when children take medicine?
Published Time:
2016-06-14
Sick children, especially infants and toddlers, cannot speak and cannot express the characteristics of their illnesses; this relies on the observation of adults and diagnosis by doctors. Therefore, treating and medicating children is more difficult than adults, and medication should be especially careful.
From the day an infant leaves the mother's body, it grows and develops every moment. For example, a one-year-old infant can increase its weight threefold and its height by 25 centimeters or more compared to a newborn. This is incomparable to adults. On the one hand, due to vigorous metabolism, rapid blood circulation, and faster absorption and excretion than adults. On the other hand, the organs and tissues are not yet mature, with low resistance, prone to illness, and very sensitive to drugs. Improper medication can cause serious adverse reactions. According to the physiological characteristics of children, pediatric medication should pay attention to:
First, do not use medication indiscriminately. Antipyretics and analgesics and antibiotics should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Even if used, they must be used under the strict guidance of a doctor. Antipyretic drugs should not be overdosed, and the medication time should not be too long; infants under three months old should use caution, because antipyretic drugs can cause infants to collapse; children under eight years old, especially infants, are prone to tetracycline-stained teeth (tetracycline teeth) when taking tetracycline, and some may also experience increased intracranial pressure (manifested as bulging fontanelles and headaches); chloramphenicol can inhibit bone marrow hematopoiesis, and some children may develop aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia due to the use of chloramphenicol; neomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, and streptomycin can cause deafness or kidney damage, hematuria, etc. in children... Therefore, antibiotics should not be used as soon as a child has a fever, especially for some colds and flu, which are mostly caused by viruses. Taking some traditional Chinese medicine, or drinking plenty of water, and getting a good rest can cure them.
Second, the drug dosage must be accurate: Pediatric drug dosages are different from adult dosages. Many drugs, such as antibiotics and antipyretics, are calculated based on the child's weight. Some parents do not take medication as prescribed, thinking that if the fever is high, they should take more antipyretic drugs; if the illness does not improve, they think the dosage is insufficient and arbitrarily increase the dosage; or they think the illness is cured and stop taking the medication or reduce the dosage without a doctor's examination; these are all wrong.
Third, the medication time and method should follow the doctor's instructions: The duration of medication for different diseases (medically called the course of treatment) is also different. Especially for some chronic diseases and some immune diseases, the doctor's instructions must be followed, and the dosage, medication, and change of medication cannot be arbitrarily reduced. For example, tuberculosis, rheumatism, Kawasaki disease, nephritis, hepatitis, and epilepsy all require long-term medication, and there are certain requirements in terms of dosage, course of treatment, and methods, and the drug dosage also changes at different stages of the disease.
In short, medication is a science and must be done under the guidance of a doctor.
In short, using medication to treat illness is a science that must be conducted under a doctor's guidance.
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