Don't prescribe drugs like Brufen, Aspirin: Corpn

Don't prescribe drugs like Brufen, Aspirin: Corpn

NSAID drugs act as pain-killers and bring down the fever to give instant and symptomatic relief to the patients.The recent cases of fever are being exploited by the quacks to cash-in on the outbreak.

TNN Trichy  |  13 November 2015, 7:08 AM IST

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Trichy: As cases of fever are on the rise, the health wing of the Trichy Corporation has appealed to all allopathy doctors against prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) to patients having fever and affected with pain in the joints, to avoid serious complications.

"NSAIDs like Diclofenac, Brufen and Aspirin are widely prescribed by quacks and some allopathy doctors to patients affected with fever, particularly dengue, for immediate relief from pain in the joints, even though it is not advisable in treating the fever," city health officer (CHO), Trichy corporation, Dr M Geetharani told ToI.

NSAID drugs act as pain-killers and bring down the fever to give instant and symptomatic relief to the patients. The recent cases of fever are being exploited by the quacks to cash-in on the outbreak.

Dr Geetharani warned that consumption of such drugs by dengue patients will lead to severe health complications. "It will lead to hemorrhaging and ray syndrome leading to indigestion and vomiting. Hence, we are sensitizing the doctors to handle the fever cases with utmost care," said CHO.

Former vice-principal of KAP Viswanatham government medical college, Dr MA Aleem also strongly opposed the prescription of NSAIDs to fever patients. "NSAIDs should not be prescribed to fever patients because it will aggravate the drop in platelets in case the patient has contracted dengue. Paracetamol tablets will act effectively to reduce the fever," he said.

The Trichy chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) also advised its members to be cautious while treating fever cases. "The health department officials are conducting periodical meeting with the members of IMA and discussing about this issue. NSAIDs are being prescribed before lab tests are performed to rule out dengue. We will continue to educate our members on this subject," IMA-Trichy president Dr S Sethuraman told ToI.

The IMA president also raised concern over the lack of authorized labs for conducting ELISA test to check for dengue. "There must be few more authorized labs to conduct ELISA test which is considered to be the authentic one to confirm dengue," said Dr Sethuraman.