Medicine cabinet for F0 at Home

For people with silent or mild symptoms of COVID – 19 (F0), it is important to take the medication correctly.

According to Dr. Truong Huu Khanh, infectious disease specialist, former Head of the Department of Infection – Neurology at Nhi Dong Hospital 1 (HCMC), when there are symptoms of fever, headache, patients can use all kinds of medicine to reduce fever, relieve pain such as Paracetamol or Ibuprofen. These two drugs can be taken alternately. However, Ibuprofen has a better analgesic effect.

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Patients should not take two different brand-names Paracetamol tablets at the same time. Only use up to 500 mg/time, and take it again after 4-6 hours if there is still a fever. People weighing over 60 kg can take 600 mg/time.

F0 can also equip some cough medicine with herbal ingredients, cough medicine for children, or cough medicine in the form of syrup to use when there are signs of sore throat or cough.

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One of the clinical manifestations of Covid-19 patients is diarrhea. Some drugs used to support digestive health suggested by doctor Truong Huu Khanh are Smecta and Hidrasec. In addition, Spasmaverine can be used to relieve abdominal pain. Patients can also drink ginger tea to improve metabolism, support the digestive system and strengthen the immune system.

Patients with insomnia due to anxiety and fatigue can use sedative drugs of herbal origin to have better sleep. Patients should pay attention to using the drug as directed on the package or as prescribed by the doctor.

Oral anticoagulants and anti-inflammatory drugs need to take exactly as prescribed by the doctor. According to the latest update from the Department of Health on equipment guidelines for Covid-19 patients at home, these two drugs are used for patients with symptoms of respiratory failure whether the patient presents emergency signs such as SpO2 below 95% and shortness of breath and rapid breathing rate

According to the guidance of the Department of Health, the dose of dexamethasone anti-inflammatory drug for adults is 6 mg/time/day, for children is 0.15 mg/time/day after eating (preferably in the morning). In the absence of this, prednisolone or methylprednisolone can be substituted. Prednisolone dose for adults is 40 mg / time / day, children 1 mg / time / day after eating (preferably in the morning). Methylprednisolone dose is used twice a day 12 hours apart, for adults is 16 mg/time, for children is 0.8 mg/time after eating (morning and evening). Patients with peptic ulcer disease need to take stomach medicine when taking anti-inflammatory drugs

Oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban is only used for people over 18 years of age and should be used with caution if the patient is over 80 years of age, the dose is 10 mg, orally once a day. It can be replaced with Apixaban 2.5 mg, orally twice a day. Or Dabigatran dose 220 mg, orally once a day. Pregnant and lactating women, people with a history of liver failure, kidney failure, a history of gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary bleeding, or bleeding disorders should not use the drug.

Note: the maximum time to use oral anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant is 7 days.

Souce: Thanh Nien