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Post-COVID-19 “pulmonary tonic” disorder

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Worried that after contracting COVID-19 may affect lung function, for nearly 3 months, Ms. Tran Thi Bich Ngoc (residing in Dong Da, Hanoi) has been persistently taking the tonics that everyone has told her. . Without hesitation, she decided to spend quite heavily, ordering these tonics advertised as “purifying the lungs”.

Ms. Ngoc shared: “I’ve been taking the medicine for 2-3 months, but I don’t know if it’s useful, but I still take it for peace of mind. The price for each bottle of medicine I buy is about 500,000 VND.”

Obviously, the supplement is nowhere to be found, but it costs a lot. Indeed, it is very difficult to get out of the matrix of post-COVID-19 supportive drugs, from lung tonic, throat cleaning to whole body detoxification from countries around the world with all kinds of prices.

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Post-COVID-19 “lung tonic” products can be easily found on websites.

Entering a portable store in Ba Dinh district, it was not difficult for reporters to buy a Japanese lung tonic, which was introduced by the seller as the best-selling product for both adults and children. now.

The store employee said: “There are almost no goods for sale, because so many people have this item, this item is scarce, and Japan can’t come back in time”.

According to the seller, there are drugs sold here that can prevent all respiratory diseases and improve lung function after COVID-19 for 700,000 VND/90 packages.

According to doctors, it is impossible to filter the lungs with drugs. It is the panic and anxiety about the post-COVID-19 sequelae of a part of the people that has made ordinary tonic products “divine”.

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Doctor Pham Van Phuc, Deputy Head of the Intensive Care Unit, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases said: “All the drugs for sale online that have a lung tonic effect are not actually lung-cleansing or lung-tonics, but functional foods and multivitamins. These products may have a protective effect. lung mucosa, however there is really no evidence of a cure after COVID-19”.

Instead of looking for drugs that “purify the lungs”, doctors advise people after COVID-19 to practice breathing, clean their mouth and throat properly, eat well and do gentle exercise to restore their health. strong.

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