Before using a medicine, you must read the package insert carefully. But there are so many sections of drug instructions, which ones need to be focused on?
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Drug instructions are guidelines for the use of drugs. The instructions usually include: drug name, ingredients, properties, indications, specifications, usage and dosage, adverse reactions, contraindications, precautions, pregnant women and breastfeeding Women’s medication, children’s medication, geriatric medication, drug interactions, drug overdose, clinical trials, pharmacology and toxicology, pharmacokinetics, storage, packaging, expiration date, implementation standards, approval numbers, manufacturers and other 23 sections, facing the With so much information, patients and their families often don’t know where to start. In fact, the information of each section is indispensable. It is recommended that drug users read it completely. The following sections need to be focused on:
One, ingredients. The active ingredients and excipients of the drug are listed in the ingredients section. Patients need to pay attention to whether the medicine contains ingredients that they are allergic to.
Second, indications. This is the most basic and most important content, and it must be treated symptomatically.
Third, usage and dosage. This section gives detailed information on the medication method, dosage, frequency of medication, and duration of treatment of the drug. Patients need to strictly follow this regulation or use it as prescribed by a doctor, and do not overdosage or overdose medication without authorization.
References:
[1] State Food and Drug Administration. Notice on Printing and Distributing Specifications and Specifications of Chemical Drugs and Biological Products [Z]. 2006.
[2] Xiao Huilai. Analysis of the [precautions] in the sample draft of 71 drug instructions[J]. Drug Evaluation Research, 2014, 32(2): 97-102.
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