Compound Glycyrrhizin Tablets Side Effects

Compound glycyrrhizic acid tablets are a commonly used medicine, which has a good therapeutic effect on chronic liver disease. Many people have mild liver function abnormalities in physical examinations and can also take this medicine. It also has a certain effect on some dermatitis and eczema. However, although the medicine is easy to use, it also has some disadvantages. It is true that all medicines are poisonous. Compound Glycyrrhizic Acid Tablets also have certain side effects. Be careful when eating.

Who is not suitable to take this medicine? This is also something that needs attention. Medicines have certain side effects and some people are bound to be inadaptable to them. These are things that require special attention before taking the medicine. If you are not careful, it can easily cause unnecessary trouble to the patient, so you must be cautious.

If you want to avoid it, let's learn together: 1. When this preparation was used to treat chronic liver disease, 7 out of 107 cases (accounting for 6.5%) had side effects in a double-blind trial. The main symptoms included decreased blood potassium in 2 cases (accounting for 1.9%), increased blood pressure in 2 cases (accounting for 1.9%), abdominal pain in 2 cases (accounting for 1.9%), etc.

2. Important side effects: Pseudoaldosteronism (frequency unknown): Symptoms of pseudoaldosteronism such as hypokalemia, increased blood pressure, sodium and fluid retention, edema, decreased urine volume, and weight gain may occur. Therefore, during the medication process, full attention should be paid to observation (serum potassium value, etc.). If any abnormality is found, the drug should be stopped. In addition, symptoms of rhabdomyolysis such as fatigue, weak muscle power, muscle pain, limb cramps, and paralysis may occur. If elevated CK (CPK) and elevated myoglobin in the blood or urine are found, the drug should be discontinued and appropriate treatment should be given.

3. Other side effects: low serum potassium, increased blood pressure, abdominal pain, and headache.

Note:

1. Administer the drug with caution: The drug should be administered with caution to elderly patients (the incidence of hypokalemia is high in elderly patients).

2. Important Notes: Since this preparation contains glycyrrhizic acid, when used in combination with other licorice preparations, it can increase the level of glycyrrhizic acid in the body and easily cause pseudoaldosteronism, so you should be careful.

3. When administering the medicine, pay attention to the delivery of the medicine. You should be instructed to take the tablets out of the aluminum foil package before taking the medicine (there are reports that taking the tablets with aluminum foil can cause esophageal mucosal damage or even perforation, causing serious complications such as mediastinitis).

After reading the introduction, do you suddenly feel enlightened? In the past, there were still many misunderstandings in the use of medicines. The side effects of medicines may cause great harm to some people, so you must pay attention. Not only this kind of medicine, but other medicines also have certain side effects. You must also pay attention to it in your future life for the health of your family.