As age increases, there will be significant changes in human metabolic capacity, which is an important reason for the increased risk of drug use among older persons. At the same time, older persons often require multiple drugs, increasing the risk of adverse drug responses. Therefore, scientific medicine and safe medicine are “necessary courses” for older persons。
Do you recognize the usual adverse effects of drug use
Older persons are more likely to suffer from adverse drug effects due to reduced liver and kidney function and reduced drug metabolic capacity。
The digestive system reacts to the most common adverse effects of drugs. Some of the clinically commonly used depressants, painkillers, antibacterials, sugar meds, anti-blood tablets, etc. Can easily stimulate stomach mucous membranes. Patients are susceptible to symptoms of nausea, anti-acid, stomach swelling, stomach pain, diarrhoea, etc., after taking medication, and some older persons are exposed to oral ulcers, stomach pain, etc. Illness in the stomach can be more pronounced because of the combination of empty abdomen and multiple drugs。
The nervous system reacts. Patients can have symptoms of dizziness, lack of strength, sleep addiction. Some of the elderly are exposed to depressants, allergies, tranquillizers and so on. Some drugs also cause shaking, insomnia and panic, and older persons should be vigilant。
Skin allergies antibacterials, antithermal analgesics, partially allergies, skin itchings, rashes, wind bands, etc. In the event of serious illness, the patient suffers from acute conditions such as extensive bruises on the whole body and aqueducts, which should be discontinued immediately and referred to the hospital as soon as possible。
The liver and kidney are the main organs of human metabolic drugs. The deterioration of the liver and kidney function of the elderly, the long-term consumption of lipids, painkillers and some of the medications used to treat cardiovascular diseases are prone to liver and kidney impairment. Patients have little visible symptoms at an early stage and should be examined in a timely manner in cases of increased urine colour (with strong tea or sauce), swelling of their legs, yellow skin and lack of strength。
Cardiovascular system reaction overdose of pressure-relief pills and inappropriate time-use of pressure-relief pills can result in low blood pressure and a sudden loss of heart rate. Partial asthma, hormonal drugs can cause symptoms such as panic, breast depression and insomnia. While on medication, older persons should routinely monitor blood pressure and heart rate in order to detect anomalies in a timely manner。
In very few cases, drugs can induce severe larynx hair, breathing difficulties, sweating, confusion, severe vomiting and other life-threatening situations, and patients must immediately stop and treat。
How to distinguish between adverse effects of drugs and aggravated conditions
Many older persons are puzzled by the fact that when the body appears in an irregular manner, it is the result of an aggravated illness or the result of an adverse drug response? The following three approaches can assist older persons in their judgement. It should be noted, however, that any adjustment in the use of drugs should be made under the direction of a physician or pharmacist, and that unauthorized increases or cuts in the volume of drugs are prohibited。
When it comes to time, the discomfort caused by disease usually exists when the patient does not take medication, such as dizziness from hypertension, pain from arthritis, etc. Most of the discomfort caused by the adverse effects of the drug is due to the fact that the patient has not previously experienced a similar discomfort after taking medication, changing medication, adding weight。
In terms of symptoms, there are regular patterns of symptoms, such as coronary heart disease, which tends to result in pain, anger and cooling; pain caused by arthritis, which increases after weather changes and patient activity. The discomfort caused by the adverse effects of the drug is often not clearly induced, and the patient suddenly feels uncomfortable when resting quietly。
When a patient, under the direction of a physician or a pharmacist, ceases to use a suspicious drug, and if he or she is not feeling comfortable, he or she disappears, he or she has a high indication that he or she “is ill as a result of the adverse reaction of the drug”. If the symptoms are not alleviated or even continue to increase after the stoppage, then the pre-existing disease tends to progress, requiring timely re-diagnosis。
We need to call the doctor immediately if anything happens
Poor physical tolerance among older persons can lead to major problems, even when the adverse effects of lighter drugs are negative. Thus, an elderly person must have immediate access to health care in any of the following situations。
Severe allergies: massive rashes, swelling of the face, swelling of the lips, tight throats, lack of breathing, etc。
Hemorrhages in digestive tracts: continuous vomiting, vomiting, blacking, stomach pains, etc。
Acute liver and kidney damage: sudden reduction of urine, urine like tea, yellow all over the body, severe swelling, etc。
Severe cardiovascular reaction: heart attack, poor heart rate, vertigo, blackness。
Severe nervous system response: unstable walking, blurry consciousness, awakening sleep etc。
(b) severe systemic discomfort: there is a marked lack of strength, persistent appetite and fatigue in the use of multiple drugs。
Which older persons are required to perform mma assessments
Older persons often suffer from multiple chronic diseases and require multiple medications every day. Multiple drug use increases the risk of repeated drug use, overcaling, overloading of adverse effects, and is an important risk factor for hospitalization, fall-down, and organ damage among older persons。
The following population groups should be regularly evaluated: older persons who take five or more medications at the same time; older persons who take a variety of formulations, such as western medicine, chinese medicine and dietary supplements (health-care food); older persons who suffer from symptoms of dizziness, stomach pain, lack of strength, poor sleep and other causes; older persons who have experienced an allergy to drugs, low blood pressure, drops after taking drugs; older persons who have poor memory and who often fail to take them, mistook them or repeat them; and older persons over 80 years of age, who are physically weak and suffer from multiple diseases。
The elderly prefer pharmacological clinics at the time of their visit and can visit geriatric departments if there are no pharmacological clinics in hospitals。
Is there an alternative to health food
The answer is no
From a legal point of view, health-care foods are foods that have specific health functions and are not intended for the treatment of diseases and cannot be a substitute for medication to treat them. Drugs, on the other hand, are substances used for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of diseases, with clearly adapted evidence or functional treatment, and in the quantities used. The two are different in nature and cannot be replaced。
In terms of regulatory standards, medicines must be tested for safety and effectiveness through rigorous clinical trials before being listed. Health-care foods are registered or documented without the need for clinical trials that are as rigorous as medicines. For this reason, the state requires health-care food labelling to be focused on “health-care foods are not drugs and cannot be used as a substitute for medication to treat diseases”, and warning areas must not be less than 20 per cent of the size of the layout, printed in bold print to ensure that consumers are fully aware。
In terms of actual risk, substitution of medicines with health-care foods, with minor delays and life-threatening weights. For example, the withdrawal of pressure-relief drugs from high blood pressure patients and the substitution of health-care foods claiming to have “aided blood-relief” functions may lead to a sharp rise in blood pressure and increase the risk of brain failure; the replacement of insulin or oral sugar-reducing drugs by “reducing sugar health products” by diabetic patients may lead to a significant rise in blood sugar, causing severe acute complications such as diabetes ketone acid poisoning or high-permeability coma. In addition, the illegal addition of pharmaceutical components to health-care foods by some illegal traders, which appear to be “effective”, poses serious problems。
So how do you distinguish between health foods and medicines? Older persons can be quickly identified through “three look”。
At first glance, the approval symbol and marking. The overpacking of medicines is marked “national medicine equivalent” (h for chemicals, z for chinese medicine and s for biological products), and non-prescribed drugs are marked with the otc. Health-care foods have a national “blue hat” symbol, followed by “health-care foods” and approval symbols. Ordinary foods are only licensed to produce foods (at the beginning of sc) without the above-mentioned special identification。
Second reading functional claims. The statement of medicines will indicate “functional treatment” or “adaptation certificate”, such as “the treatment of hypertension”, “the treatment of type 2 diabetes”, which is precise and points to specific diseases. Health-care foods may only be labelled as “health functions” or “suitable populations”, such as “suitable persons with high blood resin”, and may not involve disease prevention or treatment functions。
Three readings of warnings. There must be a statement on health food labels that the product is not a substitute for drugs and that it is well placed. The medical instructions detail the adverse effects, taboos, care, etc., and the information is far more complete than the health food。
