Doctor brands over the counter remedy relied by millions as a scam: ‘No evidence they work’
A UK-based GP called on cough syrup to not waste their money-they made them one of the ‘biggest health fraud there’.
Dr. Asif Ahmed, who is a GP, recently told 362,000 followers in Tiktok. video.
Instead of spending the hard -earned money on them, he advised me to take a more natural approach.
He said: ‘The best thing for coughing is just warm water and honey and lemon.’
The video received hundreds of comments from social media users who reacted to their warning.
In a comment, a social media user said: ‘I have allergies to cough syrup, went to the hives. Dr told me to stick to warm water and honey. [of] Parasetamol. ‘
Another wrote: ‘Cough syrups do not get rid of cough, but he works to appease him.’
According to the National Health Service (NHS), cough syrups can help you cough less, while ‘they will not stop your cough’.
Similarly, they recommend hot lemon and honey, but add that they are not suitable for infants under one age.
They also recommend the herbal medicine pelangonium in Boots or Holland and Barret stores, but not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
If you are suffering, painkillers suggested to buy paracetamol or ibuprofen.
However, all medications and herbal treatments are not suitable for everyone, especially for existing medical conditions or people who are pregnant, so you should always check the brochure.
If you don’t feel very good, if you have chest pain, if your neck is swollen and painful, you cough or find it hard to breathe.
However, if you have serious difficulty in breathing, you should call 999 or go to A & E immediately.
Scientific work They found that there is no strong evidence for the effectiveness of cough drugs in children or adults.
Last year, cough syrups containing codeine were restricted in the UK about their fears that people are dependent on strong drugs.
Now all Codeine Linctus products, which previously existed on the counter with a small prescription like 13 £ 13, are only a prescription.
These are five cough syrup that the healthcare guard had only prescribed before.
The restriction came with drug observers, abuse of potions, worried about serious and sometimes fatal side effects.
Health chiefs were also worried that the drug was used recreational for the powerful opioid effects of ‘Purple Drank’, a mixture containing codeine and soda.
The drugs that provide the security of drugs used in the UK, and the health products regulatory agency (MHRA), said that he was aware of the pressure of selling codeine to addicts to addicts.
Codein is an opioid – a painkiller class in the same family as morphine, heroin and fentanyl.
And as in other opioids, people can be dependent.
Codeine Linctus is recommended to alleviate dry cough symptoms in adults and children over the age of 12, in children without difficulty breathing.
Mhra said that the movement affects only five products: Codeine Linctus BP, Bell’s Health Codein Linctus, Care Codeine, Galcodine Linctus, Pulmo Bailly.
The other codine products such as painkillers containing tablets were not affected.
The movements came after making a consultation with a 1,000 response to the movements to turn them into a prescription.
They also received three case reports, especially Codeine Linctus.
The decisions were welcomed by the pharmacy organs that often revealed the experience of pharmacists.[d] Aggression from patients’ supply to the drug is rejected.
