What caused the sudden increase in the demand for Ibuprofen tablets? China and why the quota for Ibuprofen was connected
With the corona becoming an epidemic again in China, the drug which is in the highest demand is Ibuprofen. There is a huge shortage of it. The pharmaceutical companies there are now engaged in producing it day and night. After all, what is the reason that its demand has increased a lot there?
Highlights
⏩ Ibuprofen is being made day and night by Chinese pharmaceutical companies
⏩ There is a huge demand for this drug in China, which the government is struggling to fulfill.
⏩ This medicine was widely prescribed in the treatment of corona in America
At present, pharmaceutical companies in China are engaged in producing those medicines day and night with full capacity for cold and fever, which can be given to the rapidly growing corona victims in China for treatment. But the medicine which is in the highest demand and to fulfill which all the Chinese pharmaceutical companies are sweating is Ibuprofen, which is also known as Brufen. There are long queues for this. The Chinese government has had to impose its quota on every person.
According to China’s official mouthpiece “Global Times“, Chinese pharmaceutical companies are fighting the shortage of medicines in the country with full force. It is believed that if the production continues at full capacity day and night, then perhaps in the next week, the increasing demand for corona medicines in China can be met. In China, 0.3 million people are in need of ibuprofen daily. This is the medicine that is most in demand in China moaning from Corona.
A person in China can now have only 20 tablets
The demand is such that people have started hoarding it, so it has been ordered that a person will get only a box of 25 tablets of Ibuprofen. Apart from this, you cannot store more than 20 tablets with you. Now know what is ibuprofen. What is its use?
Pharmaceutical companies in China are currently producing Ibuprofen medicine on a large scale because with the spread of Corona in China, its demand has also increased wildly. (courtesy global times)
Who discovered
It was discovered in 1961 by Stewart Adams and John Nicholson. The drug first came on the UK market in 1969. After this, bikinis started in America in 1974. It is now available as a generic medicine.
Also called Brufen
Ibuprofen is commonly called Brufen in the country. It is also used in the treatment of many types of inflammation. This medicine is given for many types of pain, migraine, and arthritis. It is a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol.
According to Tata OneMG, a company that sells online medicines, it is a pain reliever. It is used for many problems such as headaches, fever, period pain, toothache, common cold, and less severe arthritis. These ingredients are commonly used in many home remedies for colds and flu.
Corona is spreading like a big epidemic in China. Now China is also admitting that it has caused large-scale deaths (courtesy of global times)
Dr. Manish Garg says that the way we were being given Crocin tablets of paracetamol composition during the Corona era. The same use is of ibuprofen, it also contains a paracetamol combination. It is given in the prevention of pain with diseases like fever and cold.
In which diseases it is used
Brufen has been widely used for pain relief and fever. It blocks the chemical messengers in the brain that tell us we are in pain. It is effective in relieving headaches, migraine, nerve pain, toothache, sore throat, menstrual (pain), joint pain, and muscle pain. This medicine is widely used. If it is taken in the right dosage, there are fewer side effects.
Included in WHO’s essential medicines
There was also a controversy regarding the use of Ibuprofen during Corona, but then the World Health Organization ie WHO said that there is no such evidence that the use of Ibuprofen in Corona worsens the patient’s condition. During the corona, in many countries, ibuprofen was also given to the patient as an essential medicine.
Sold under many names in the world
Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory drug. It is sold under many names all over the world. Now it is also being given as a treatment for many types of viral or bacterial infections along with fever.
This medicine was widely used in the treatment of Corona in America
During the Corona in the year 2020, the medicines which were prescribed the most for treatment in America, then it were written in 1.6 crore prescriptions.
