VIVA – People who have comorbid or chronic disease, usually have to take medication regularly. But, what if he is infected with COVID-19? Is it permissible to take the regular medicine at the same time as the COVID-19 medicine?
Internal medicine specialist, Dr. Jeffri Aloys Gunawan, Sp.PD, explained that this condition is also known as polypharmacy or people who consume a lot of drugs. Then what to do?
“This usually has to be monitored by a doctor to determine all medicines. Which drugs should be continued, which ones can be withheld first, maybe the dose may be reduced, because usually if there is a disturbance such as an acute infection from COVID-19, it will interfere with chronic diseases. that already exists,” he said during the #GoodTalkSeries ‘AZ Tips Isoman Anti Panic’ on Instagram @gooddoctor.id, Saturday, August 28, 2021.
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