The medicine body warns of cold drugs for children without a prescription
The Egyptian Pharmaceutical Authority has warned of the danger of using coughing and cold medications for children, especially those that are spent without a prescription, as it may cause serious side effects, and does not show real effectiveness in treating colds in young people, coinciding with the beginning of the new school year, the end of the summer, and the exit of children in the early morning, with declining temperatures, mixing inside the classroom. However, these drugs may contain multiple ingredients, which increases the possibility of giving the child an overdose. The upper, because they are viral diseases, not bacterial, they are ineffective in cases such as colds, influenza and most sore throat infections, while it may only be necessary to treat some bacterial conditions such as bacterial sore throat, some types of otitis media, or bacterial pneumonia. The effectiveness of these medications in the future when needed to treat a serious bacterial infection; Every time the bacteria are exposed to the antibiotic without eliminating them completely, you learn how to resist it, which poses a threat to the health of children in the long term. Cold to relieve sore throat. The commission also stressed the importance of preventing colds by washing hands regularly, cleaning the surfaces that are useful, and avoiding mixing with infection.
The authority appeals to parents until they are & quot; Always by asking the doctor: Is this a bacterial or viral infection?, This simple step protects the health of children and guarantees the use of the drug rational.
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