What antibiotics to take for pharyngitis

Pharyngitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx. The disease can be caused by bacteria or viruses. The choice of antibiotic for treatment depends on the causative agent.

Instruction

1. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx can occur in acute or in chronic form. Acute pharyngitis usually develops under the influence of other illnesses - viral or bacterial. The chronic form may appear because of untreated acute disease. To use or not to use antibiotics for treatment of pharyngitis should be decided by the doctor. He must find the right drug, to determine the necessary dose and duration of treatment. Medication is prescribed after the results of all required tests confirming the diagnosis.
2. In acute pharyngitis recommend frequent gargling and plenty of warm drinks. Mouthwash can be an alkaline solution, the solution is "Furatsilinom", decoction of sage, or chamomile. With pharyngitis should be excluded from a diet too hot and too cold foods, and spicy and acidic foods that will irritate the mucous membrane of the pharynx. Antibiotics in the treatment of pharyngitis if the causative agent is bacteria. Often prescribed "Bioparox" - a drug for local use. He has a high antimicrobial efficacy, anti-inflammatory action. Tool release in the form of an aerosol. "Bioparox" should be injected into the cavity of the pharynx after gargling. Due to the very small size of aerosol particles active substance of the drug penetrates into the most inaccessible places of the respiratory tract.
3. Inside can assign the following antibiotics: "Amoxicillin", "Clindamycin", "Lincomycin", "Erythromycin". Intolerance to these drugs use drugs from different groups – macrolides, or cephalosporins lincosamides. There are a few rules of use of antibiotics. They need to take for ten days. The exception is "Azithromycin" from the macrolides - it is used five days. If within three days after the start of drug intake no observed signs of improvement, this indicates the ineffectiveness of the medication. In this case, you must choose a different antibiotic, or to refuse their application. With the disappearance of symptoms of pharyngitis before completing the course of therapy should drink the pills during a specified time period to prevent the relapse of the disease. If upon completion of the course is bacterial discharge, this indicates the ineffectiveness of therapy - in this case, you need to continue treatment, but with the help of other methods.