The relaxation of anti-epidemic policies in the Mainland has triggered a "drug rush", which even spread to Hong Kong.
Due to recent rumors that the Omicron XBB.1.5 mutant strain mainly attacks the intestinal tract, "montmorillonite powder" for the treatment of diarrhea has become another drug that has been snapped up after Lianhua Qingwen and ibuprofen.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" went to more than ten pharmacies in the four central urban areas of Yuexiu District, Liwan District, Haizhu District, and Tianhe District in Guangzhou City on Tuesday (10th) and found that cold medicines and antipyretics had resumed normal supply, but "montmorillonite" "Shi San" is still hard to find.
"XBB.1.5 mutant strain mainly attacks the intestinal tract" rumors that stuffed montmorillonite powder has been snapped up.
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When asked about the availability of montmorillonite powder, the most common answers the reporter heard were "out of stock" and "out of stock for one to two weeks", and most pharmacies didn't know when they would be able to replenish the stock, only two of the clerks revealed , It was notified earlier that there would be a batch of replenishment on Wednesday (11th), but the supplier later delayed this date on the grounds of being out of stock.
Most of the pharmacies the reporter visited were local chain pharmacies in Guangzhou, including Dashenlin Pharmacy and Common People’s Pharmacy. However, except for "montmorillonite powder", all pharmacies sold other gastrointestinal medicines.
A clerk in a pharmacy also said that "montmorillonite powder" only has an antidiarrheal effect, and "you don't have to buy montmorillonite powder" for diarrhea. Changyanning Tablets" Chinese patent medicine.
Regarding the "sold out overnight" of "montmorillonite powder", a clerk said, "it started with that rumor".
On December 31 last year, a screenshot of WeChat Moments circulated wildly on the Internet, which stated that "XBB. , probiotics, various lactic acid bacteria tablets, and a box of norfloxacin.” And until January 1 this year, “montmorillonite powder” topped the Weibo hot search list, and the popularity has not dissipated.
However, a number of mainland doctors came forward to clarify that "montmorillonite powder" is only an auxiliary drug for treating diarrhea, which itself can only adhere to the virus and has no antidiarrheal effect; It may cause side effects such as constipation in the body.
"Montmorillonite powder" has been in high demand because there are rumors that the XBB.1.5 mutant strain mainly attacks the intestinal tract.
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Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also said that the XBB strain still mainly invades the respiratory tract, and the statement that "XBB mainly attacks the intestinal tract" is not accurate. He also pointed out that the diarrhea caused by infection with the new coronavirus is usually relatively mild, and generally does not require drug treatment , the symptoms will resolve spontaneously in a short period of time.
In addition, the reporter found in the pharmacies visited that there are sufficient stocks of anti-epidemic supplies such as cold medicines, antipyretics, antiviral drugs, nucleic acid rapid test reagents, and N95 masks.
Extended reading: 01 Guangzhou direct attack｜Fever clinics are no longer full of people, the provincial hospital's new crown positive temporary treatment area has been shut down
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01 Guangzhou Direct｜Fever clinics are no longer full of people, and the provincial hospital’s new crown positive temporary treatment area has been closed. The whole process of entering Guangzhou at a high speed. The Jiangsu man issued an article saying that the national antidiarrheal drug montmorillonite powder is out of stock. The farce of rushing for medicine is only because of "personal guess" that the New Year starts with rushing for medicine!
Rumor has it that a new variant of Omicron is prone to diarrhea
