痱滋藥？唔只止痛咁簡單！
Drugs for Mouth Ulcer? More than just Painkillers!
口瘡性潰瘍，亦即「生痱滋」，相信唔少人都曾經俾佢折磨過。除咗令你疼痛無比之外，更可能阻礙進食，可謂「食龍肉都無味」。要舒緩生痱滋所帶來嘅不適，究竟需要用咩藥物先岩呢？今日就為大家簡介一下常用嘅痱滋藥成份！
Many people may have ever suffered from aphthous ulcers, which is generally known as mouth ulcer. In addition to the pain it brought by, it may also hinder eating, reducing quality of life. Here are the commonly used ingredients for you to better treat mouth ulcer next time!
止痛藥
Analgesic Drugs
外用止痛藥能夠幫助止痛，當中 Choline Salicylate 就係好常用嘅止痛藥。但係用量要適可而止，用太多有機會令口腔黏膜潰瘍嘅情況變得嚴重，所以最多每三小時用一次。
Topical analgesic drugs, commonly known as painkillers, can soothe the pain brought by inflammation. Choline Salicylate is one of the commonly used drugs. However, use of Choline Salicylate should be limited to not frequent than every three hours as frequent use may worsen the ulcer.
局部麻醉劑 Local Anesthetics
局部麻醉劑例如 Lignocaine，能夠鎮痛，且功效迅速，所以非常受歡迎。但由於吸取過量容易引起不良反應，因此要謹慎使用。
Local anesthetics, Lignocaine for example, can cause numbness with a rapid onset of action. It should be used with caution as excessive absorption may cause undesirable adverse reaction.
消炎藥
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
外用消炎藥能減少患處發炎症狀，從而減輕疼痛感。其中Benzydamine 為常用消炎藥，呢隻藥除咗有藥膏之外，亦有漱口水配方，適合口內多處生痱滋嘅情況。如果痱滋比較嚴重，就可能要用到醫生處方嘅類固醇藥膏。
Topical anti-inflammatory drugs can control inflammation, which in turns soothe the pain. Benzydamine is a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug, which can be found in many mouth ulcer gel and mouthwash. If there are multiple lesions of mouth ulcer, mouthwash can be considered. In case of severe inflammation, topical steroid may be prescribed.
殺菌藥 Anti-Microbial Drugs
消毒殺菌藥雖然無消炎或止痛功效，但能夠預防細菌及真菌感染，加快傷口癒合。常用消毒殺菌藥包括 Cetylpyridinium、Dequalinium、Chlorhexidine、Povidone-Iodine。
Though anti-microbial drugs do not help with inflammation nor soothe the pain, they can prevent bacterial and fungal infection, speeding up wound healing. Cetylpyridinium, Dequalinium, Chlorhexidine, Povidone-Iodine are examples of anti-microbial drugs.
屈臣氏藥劑師團隊
Watsons Pharmacy Team
