A patient presenting with a common virus in the area needs much care to ensure that they adhere to every instruction. Understanding the cause of the problem becomes mandatory to ensure that the patient knows the various measures to protect himself and others from spreading the virus. The first process in the treatment module will involve explaining to him that there is a difference between drugs that cure viruses and bacteria. Informing the patient of the effective action of the antiviral peptides and the mechanisms by which these drugs work becomes key (Vilas et al., 2019). Some of the various methods that can be employed to ensure that the patient opts to take a rest according to the health practitioner’s prescription include the production of sufficient information about the desired drug. I would start by telling him why he needs the medication, then proceed by telling him that not in all cases patients do get medication drugs from the hospital.
The other step would be to explain the pharmacokinetics nature of the drugs and their drug class since a particular drug might lead to the severity of the disease instead of relieving the effects. I would also explain the therapeutic efficacy and the safety in nature that comes with resting and following the instructions. I would describe the difference between the drug class antibiotics and antivirals. Antibiotics target bacterial diseases, which serve as their mode of action compared to antibiotics (Hutchings et al., 2019). He has to know that antibiotics act by disrupting the bacteria’s cell membrane in order for it not to survive (Kausar et al., 2021). If the patient continues to insist that he must leave the hospital with a drug, he can be offered an alternative that covers all the modes of action and, at the same time, not causes any adverse effect. There might be negative effects if the two drugs are taken together, but some antivirals can also serve as antibiotics to a lower extent.
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Kausar, S., Said Khan, F., Ishaq Mujeeb Ur Rehman, M., Akram, M., Riaz, M., Rasool, G., Hamid Khan, A., Saleem, I., Shamim, S., & Malik, A. (2021). A review: Mechanism of action of antiviral drugs. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 35, 205873842110026. Web.
Vilas Boas, L. C. P., Campos, M. L., Berlanda, R. L. A., de Carvalho Neves, N., & Franco, O. L. (2019). Antiviral peptides as promising therapeutic drugs. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 76(18), 3525–3542. Web.