Medication chaos investigation: increased drug is purely false propaganda

“Do you want to bid farewell to the short person era? Do you want to grow faster and taller? It will be popular all over the world and help you realize your dreams quickly!” - If you are short of children or you are too short, will you be A few words easily confused?

In fact, in the past 10 years, there has been an ever-increasing number of drugs on the market. From the once-famous “Harvard De Gaulle” to the various secretive drugs that use high-tech names, it’s “You can't stop singing me.” "" There seems to be no shortage of people. A survey by the reporter found that, unlike the past sales of high-increased drugs in shopping malls, they are now sold online. At the beginning of the new year, in a form of news release, it was arrogantly used to list the so-called “Top 10 Most Effectively Increased Ranking of Drug Counting List” and attached an online shop address in the article. After verifying the products mentioned, the reporter found that except for one type of Chinese medicine product named “Gaozhi Gaopai Taili Capsule”, it appeared on the website of the State Food and Drug Administration and “promotes growth and development. "Functional health food products passed approval, and other "imported" products were not found.

Behind the boost in drug use, hidden layers of scams are hidden. On June 20, 2005, the relevant person in charge of the State Food and Drug Administration had solemnly reminded consumers that the relevant departments had never approved drugs with increased functions, and that all drugs that claimed to have increased functionality were false propaganda. Pan Hui, an associate professor of endocrinology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said in an interview with a reporter from Life Times that almost all of the oral boosters had little effect on the long ones, relying on the creation of “concept misunderstandings,” and at best, they were only nutritional supplements. .

If you simply sort the existing booster drugs on the market, you might have the following:

With calcium, vitamin D, amino acid-based nutritional supplements. The staff of a pharmacy recommended to reporters a "growth capsule", a bottle of 140 yuan, 3 months for a course of treatment. She said that the majority of children are due to lack of trace elements. If oneself eats calcium tablets, the effect is not as good as that of calcium, vitamin D and amino acids. It is a sincere and sincere attitude. However, Pan Hui told reporters that calcium supplements only make bones stronger, and long ones are not necessarily affected.

Hormone drugs in the name of "growth hormone". There is one category of true short stature patients due to the lack of growth hormone. However, Pan Hui said that once this needs to be checked by a specialist hospital to determine whether it is necessary to supplement growth hormone. Second, growth hormone is a prescription drug and must be injected. Therefore, the "growth hormone" on the market must not be used indiscriminately.

It is known as the imported high-tech “secret recipe” for biological genes. According to Pan Hui's understanding, the only drug that can confirm the increase in effectiveness is growth hormone. No matter how high-tech it is, it cannot be blinded.

Immunity to common drugs that add sex hormones. It is not ruled out that some medicines have really increased the height of the body for a short time, but this is probably because of the illegal addition of sex hormones. "Sex hormones allow children to develop in advance. Although a child may become taller for a short period of time, it will also close the callus earlier, resulting in a lack of final height."

Pan Hui reminded me that it is best to ask yourself a few questions before you are ready to buy drugs that are higher:

1. Is the child really short? If you can guarantee that from the age of 3 to puberty, it will be no problem if you grow 5 cm a year.

2. What is the reason for the short dwarf? If it is because of picky eaters and little exercise, we should improve our living habits. If we eat well, we will not lack nutrients. If it is because of illness, treatment is needed.

3. What kind of treatment is chosen? Go to a specialist hospital for consultation, diagnosis and confirmation of the cause, and then use the medication under the guidance of a doctor. After all, any booster drug cannot be used indiscriminately.