I am down with common cold today. dunno wat strain is flying around now, but seems like there's a flu virus flying around FOS haha.. (cheryl said it's cos the ppl take the paracetamol for PK expt and den become sick den pass to us, haha!) okiez, for those interesting, i'm suffering from fever, runny nose, sore throat, and cough.. trying to keep the symptoms under control.
had no time to buy medicine for myself, so got Cloud to help me buy (cos i noe Arts students slack. OOPS!!) haa. asked him to help me buy Danzen and mucosolvan. was expecting like less than $10 only, but ended up paying $20 cos the pharamacist cheated him, ask him buy whole box of Danzen, so i've now 100 tabs of Danzen. LELONG WHO WANTS DANZEN CAN BUY FROM ME! i'll be selling at $2 per 10 tabs, hehe joking la... :P :P i so nice :P
Decided to be a good pharmer and write up on the drugs i'm taking for common cold here (for those non-pharmers who're sick too):
Danzen (aka serratiopeptidase)
anti-inflammatory for sore throat
dosing: 1 tab 3 times a day
mode of action: not known (my preceptor said cos researchers would rather spend their time on blockbuster drugs, rather then sth on sore throat)
Mucosolvan (aka ambroxol)
derivative of bromhexine, mucolytics, to thin the phlegm so that wun drip down the throat to cause cough (post-nasal drip)
dosing: 1 tab 3 times a day
Paracetamol
fever la!
rox.
decrease the temperature threshold in the temperature regulating centre in the brain (hypothalamus)
dosing: 15mg/kg body weight/dose, not more than 4g per day, usually 2 tabs 6-8 hourly
Rhinitin (aka 5mg Loratadin + 120mg pseudoephedrine sulphate)
runny nose, it's the generic for Clarinase (cost cheaper, but i find the onset a bit slower, but those who're on budget can try)
2nd generation antihistamine + vasoconstrictor (thus, contraindicted for ppl with severe hypertension and blah)
dosing: 1 tab 2times a day, max 10mg Loratadine a day
Phenexpect (for productive cough)
cough syrup
cause drowsiness
dosing: 10ml 3 times a day (for me i take only at night cos i dun wan to slp in the day!!!)
wah!! taking alot of drugs.............................. of course, all these are like revision when i was typing, i cant guarantee all correct.. (oops!) so better ask ur pharmacist b4 u start the medication haha! and take note of drug allergies and contraindications.
oh ermz advertising for the NUS pharmacy corporate video :P
http://nuscast.nus.edu.sg/PublicEvents/PharmacyPlayVideo.asp?v=Yr2006/PharmacyNUS_384.wmv juz find it interesting, not i do one, my face oso not inside :P
rmb ur daily dose of fruits, vegetables and antioxidants haha!
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okiez.. btw during lab my pencil and lab manual kena urine + sulphuric acid + ammonium hypochlorite. not i spilt one :(
(wt, it's the pencil u did the name for me :( )
den sprayed disinfectant and dry under the hand dryer. haha... tink i shd change a pencil soon.. who wants to do the name thing for me hah! ok la i do myself :P
ehh tink i shd slp soon, cos so sick liaoz.. got Biotech test tml.
oh i realised when i din go for band today, i got additional time to study, but the additional time make me feel slack... i tink i shd make myself more gan cheong.... haha.. tml den study :P
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