China Pharmaceutical Association issued "top ten mistakes of public drug use in 2018" in pursuit of curative effect, drug abuse and other wrong behaviors

On October 17, China Pharmaceutical Association released "top ten mistakes of public drug use in 2018" in Beijing This activity is one of the "national drug safety month" activities in 2018 under the guidance of the State Drug Administration At the conference, Ding Lixia, vice president and Secretary General of China Pharmaceutical Association, called on the whole society to pay attention to safe drug use, learn common sense of drug use and promote the health of the whole people The "Ten Mistakes of public drug use in 2018" are as follows: drug abuse in pursuit of curative effect, no harm caused by self discontinuation, dependence on insulin, improper use of drugs, use of drugs by others when they can, terrible adverse reactions, treatment of serious diseases with secret prescriptions, safe use of overseas drugs, washing blood vessels when changing seasons, avoiding risks and not vaccinating, etc It is reported that these misunderstandings are analyzed and sorted out by the 816000 valid answers collected from the "drug safety network knowledge contest" organized by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, which have the characteristics of high public misunderstanding rate and high potential risk At the press conference, experts from the expert group of scientific communication of safe drug use of China Pharmaceutical Association interpreted the ten misunderstandings of drug use Experts said that rational use of drugs should follow the four principles of "safety, effectiveness, economy and Appropriateness" First of all, safety is emphasized in drug use Only under the premise of safety can rational drug use be talked about Children should go to a doctor in time after they get sick, and use drugs reasonably according to the doctor's prescription Parents should understand the drug instructions and precautions in detail, especially pay attention to the information of caution and prohibition, and do not use adult drugs at will to reduce dosage In response, Zhang Jichun, chief pharmacist of the pharmacy department of Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, said that children are not the miniaturized version of adults, and called on pharmaceutical companies to develop more children's drug types At present, some patients with chronic diseases and difficult diseases blindly believe in various advertisements such as prescriptions, classics, tests, secret prescriptions and Internet, and carry out blind treatment Chinese pharmacy will remind the public to be careful when using them and avoid blind use Otherwise, it may waste time and money, delay the time of treatment and damage the health of patients For the "popular" overseas drugs in the domestic market, experts also pointed out that there is generally no Chinese mark in the overseas drug manual, so it is difficult for consumers to fully understand the drug information, so they should be cautious when purchasing overseas drugs, and it is better to consult a doctor or pharmacist before choosing In response to the misreading of vaccines by the public, experts stressed that vaccines can not only protect individuals, but also play a more important role in group immunization The more people in the whole population have immunity, the more difficult it is for the disease to spread Vaccination is the most economical, convenient and effective way to prevent and control infectious diseases Although adverse reactions may occur, the benefits of vaccination are much higher than the risks Universal vaccination can effectively avoid the occurrence of children's disability and death Governments around the world have made vaccination the top priority of public prevention services The characteristics of the top ten mistakes in drug use of the public in 2018 reflect the lack of common sense in drug use and the urgent need to improve the scientific literacy of drug use Ding Lixia stressed that safe medication is an important issue for people's livelihood, and wrong medication may cause pain and harm to patients and even families It is of great significance to promote public health to popularize the knowledge of safe and rational use of drugs, enhance the public awareness of safe and rational use of drugs, and form a good habit of using drugs, which requires the joint efforts of the whole society Please pay attention to China's medicine and medicine cucurbit WeChat official account for more information about drug safety.