During this period, the infectious disease COVID-19 begins to spread, which has no clear causal treatment. If you want to increase the likelihood of a milder course of the disease, consider supportive treatment and especially strengthen your immunity.

Before taking supportive therapy, consult your pharmacist, who will take into account the suitability of your chosen therapy.

1/ Transfer prevention - hand disinfection and compliance with hygiene rules

Of course, it should be:

• frequent and thorough hand washing with soap and running warm water,
• use of a suitable virucidal hand disinfectant (liquid or gel form),
• sneezing with your hand in front of your mouth (it is better to suppress the cough with a handkerchief, scarf…),
• wearing suitable protective equipment (drapes and respirators) covering the mouth and nose.

2 / Support of non-specific immunity (must be taken for 3-5 weeks at the recommended daily dose).

Can be recommended:

• vitamin D (only 1 % population of the Czech Republic has enough vitamin D from the diet, important for the activation of white blood cells (T-lymphocytes)),
• beta-glucans (administration significantly reduced symptoms of influenza infection),
• zinc and selenium (antioxidant effects).

3 / Supportive symptomatic treatment

As COVID-19 infection does not yet have a clear and unambiguous causal treatment, symptomatic and supportive treatment can be initiated after consultation with a pharmacist (relieves the symptoms of this infection). For treatment, it is advisable to provide:

• preparations containing paracetamol or ibuprofen for the treatment of fever,
• expectorants (drugs to facilitate coughing) - consistent removal of mucus from the airways reduces the risk of secondary lung infections (acetylcysteine and bromohexine are a suitable choice),
• preparations containing plant extracts:

licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) - the active substance glycyrrhizin prevents the replication of viruses,

geranium (Pelargonium sidoides) - inhibits virus replication, supports non-specific immunity,

gentian (Gentiana scabra) - suppresses the growth of SARS - CoV virus, alleviates the course of the disease.

4 / Take care to resolve your chronic health problems (eg inflammation of the urinary tract or inflammation of the teeth).

Freely according to the ČLnK press release of 2 September 2020.