New Delhi:
Warning about the overuse and misuse of COVID-19 drugs, the government on Wednesday asked people to take a rational approach to the drugs used to treat coronavirus.
At a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul expressed concern about the “overuse and abuse” of drugs.
“There is a concern that whatever drugs we give should be used rationally, there should be no overuse. Last time we saw a very terrifying situation where the contribution of drugs was highly responsible for mucormycosis,” he said. . .
“The use of steroids can increase the chance of mucormycosis. Steroids are very potent life-saving drugs, but they also have side effects and they disrupt immunological protection, they disrupt many biochemical pathways, so it was a very big lesson … we were learned at that time, but now we know, so this is a call to the general public to be aware that there is a range of rational treatments that are listed under the national protocols – ayush and the regular protocol and we need to focus on that limit,” he said. added.
dr. Paul said these protocols have been developed by the best experts and that we are genuinely concerned about drug overuse in the treatment of Covid.
“For fever, paracetamol is given and when coughing, Ayush syrup can be used. We have also prescribed this in the home care module. If the cough lasts longer than three days, there is an inhaler called Budesonide, these are the only three things that need to be done “, he said.
Other than that, gargle, rest and don’t overdo it, it comes at a price, he added.
“If we also go to the hospital and oxygen is needed, then on the basis of clinical judgment there is medication – methylprednisolone or dexamethasone. Heparin is also given by the doctors in hospitals…there are also clear guidelines for remdesivir, there is no point in giving it at home – it led to overuse, panic and abuse,” he said.
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