Most drugs have side effects. Even for an adult, their use can be dangerous. Especially if you neglect the dosage and recommendations of doctors. Especially the use of certain medicines can harm the health of our children. The growing body of the child has not yet been fully formed. Therefore, even safe medicines for an adult can be dangerous for children. Consider the main harmful drugs, how to be treated, so as not to get sick from the very treatment.
Aspirin.
This widely known antipyretic is a very harmful medicine for children. It can do much harm to the child's organism. And it's not just that, against the background of high temperature, aspirin further increases vascular permeability. Although this may be sufficient: the greater the permeability of the vessels, the higher the probability of bleeding. Half the trouble, if it's bleeding from the nose. Much worse if it is from the internal organs. In addition, aspirin given to children against a high temperature, in some can cause Reye syndrome - a serious disease accompanied by rashes, which affects the nervous system, liver, kidneys and other internal organs. This disease occurs very rarely, but is deadly. So think three times, how to be treated, so as not to get sick from the medicine itself.
Antipyretics.
Antipyretics are not the most harmful drugs. Moreover, their use at high temperatures is justified. However, any antipyretics should not be given more than four times a day. Paracetamol, nurofen and their analogues are meant. Even such a safe "child" remedy, like paracetamol, when used in very high doses can cause bleeding, abdominal pain, liver and kidney damage.
Boric and levomycetinic alcohol.
Do not bury their children in their ears with otitis, because these drugs can cause burns. If you use alcohol, then only laying them in your ear on the turunda, which rolls from the cotton wool. But recently, doctors generally advised to abandon these "primitive" drugs. Many may object: they say, before the otitis was always treated with alcohol preparations. But then there were no other means, but today there is, so is it worth choosing what is worse?
Anesthetics for abdominal pain.
Any pain medication should not be given with abdominal pain. Their use "lubricates" the symptoms and prevents the correct diagnosis. If the abdominal pain lasts more than half an hour or is worse, call for an ambulance.
Constipation for diarrhea.
It is important to understand what is the cause of the disorder of the stool. And only after this, begin treatment. Otherwise, you can "miss" the onset of a serious infectious disease, which is neglected in a neglected form.
Manganese (as a means inside).
The question is, can banal manganese be a harmful medicine? After decades, we washed the stomach with poisoning solution of potassium permanganate. However, in our time, doctors recommend to abandon this grandmother's remedy. What is the reason? It turns out that many parents incorrectly dissolve potassium permanganate, and crystals remain in the solution. These crystals can cause a burn of the stomach and intestines. Therefore, use potassium permanganate for external purposes only. Make sure that there is not a single crystal in the solution. To do this, the prepared solution should be poured over gauze into another container before use.
Antibiotics.
Antibiotics are harmful when used improperly. Doses of antibiotics are calculated depending on the weight of the child, and not on age. In addition, tablets of the same agent may have a different dosage. Therefore, half a tablet you need to take or a quarter, can not be determined in advance. Exceeding the dose of antibiotics can cause complications, and the appointment unnecessarily - unnecessary side effects. Therefore, before giving a doctor to a child, antibiotics should not be given at all.
Homeopathic remedies.
Their appointment is strictly individual, and it is difficult for people far from medicine to predict what impact they will have on the body. In addition, the effect of these drugs is very dependent on the dose, on the age at which the child is located, on the structure of his body. These medicines can only be prescribed by a doctor!
Hormonal tablets.
You can not give your child to drink hormones, because they can have unpredictable consequences. Only a doctor can prescribe a safe and proper dose, and this is done in most cases in a hospital.
I hope that thanks to the article about harmful medicines, how to be treated so as not to get sick from the very treatment - you can save yourself and your children. Remember that a child can not be treated "by the example of a neighbor". If a neighbor's baby was helped by some pills, this does not mean that they will be just as effective for your baby. Treatment of the child should appoint a doctor! And do not forget that these recommendations are relevant not only for the treatment of children, but also for adults.