What medicines for coronavirus can not be child

But in the case of coronavirus, even seemingly harmless drugs can be harmful. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Joshua K. Shaffzin named medications that both children and adults with coronavirus should be given with caution or not given at all until they recover.

What should not be taken with coronavirus?

• Antidiarrheal drugs with loperamide,

The problem with these drugs is that they slow down the bowel movement, which in turn interferes with the body through the intestines to cleanse itself of bacteria and accelerate recovery and recovery when coronavirus.

• Phenylephrine tablets.

It is included in many nasal sprays, but with coronavirus it can be dangerous, especially if a person has diseases of the cardiovascular system. This substance can cause blockage of small vessels in the nose and reduce blood flow. Phenylephrine is especially dangerous for people diagnosed with hypertension.

In addition, it is not recommended to use inhalers if the person does not have asthma.

How to treat a child with coronavirus

Theodore Bailey, MD and head of infectious diseases at the Baltimore Medical Center, recalls parents that now there is not a single drug that has been proven to help cure coronavirus at any stage and at any form.

Try to relieve the child's symptoms, reduce fever, relieve pain, if any, relieve cough.

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