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误用止痛药会对健康造成威胁

来源:环球医学编译    时间:2012年06月06日    点击数:    5星

6月6日消息 - 环球医学据悉,有数以百万计的人使用以减轻疼痛的最常见的止痛药,如果使用不当,则可变成致命之物。

悖论是,误用大多数是在无意中发生的,因为大多数时候是服药者不明白剂量说明或懒得去阅读它们。老年人则因健忘而致用药过量,尤其是当他们不记得先前所用剂量时。

那些经历极度疼痛的人通过过量服用止痛药止痛。这些人因用药过量而中毒的可能性很高,因为止痛药在体内的蓄积可以引发急性肝功能衰竭。

止痛药易从柜台购得是一项需要加以解决的重大挑战。

对内含对乙酰氨基酚的药物的有效成分及恰当用药说明的误解是常见的。发生与无意中误用这些药物相关的不良事件和错误的可能性是巨大的。作者说,鉴于这一问题具有普遍性,且有发生重大不良事件的风险,以及缺乏医生对服药决策的指导,我们相信这是一个严重的公共卫生威胁,需要迫切关注。(环球医学)

原文:

Health Threat from Painkiller Misuse

The most common painkiller, used by millions of people to relieve pain, can turn out to be a killer if misused. 

The paradox is, misuse occurs most unintentionally, as users do not understand the dosage instructions most of the time or do not bother to read them. The elderly face a strange problem of forgetfulness, and end up overdosing, especially when they do not remember their previous dosage. 

Those experiencing extreme pain, resort to overdosing of pain medication. Toxic overdose is a high possibility in such cases as accumulation of this drug in the system can trigger acute liver failure. 

Easy access of painkillers over the counter is a major challenge that needs to be addressed. 

Misunderstanding of the active ingredient and proper instructions for medications containing acetaminophen is common. Potential for errors and adverse events associated with unintentional misuse of these products is substantial. Given the prevalence of the problem, risk of significant adverse effects, and lack of a physician to guide decision making, we believe this to be a serious public health threat requiring urgent attention, the authors said. 
 

相关链接:http://www.medindia.net/news/health-threat-from-painkiller-misuse-102238-1.htm

 

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