Medication for sore throat should be selected correctly

Angina is an infectious acute inflammatory process of palatine tonsils. In acute form this disease mainly occurs in children of primary school age, preschool children, and also in adults in the age category from 35 to 45 years. Angina can be a consequence of reduced immunity and local or general hypothermia of the body.

Angina is a seasonal disease, and the peak of infection is mainly in fall and spring. That is why at this time of year it is necessary to be most cautious, since the disease can lead to serious complications, such as heart disease, kidney disease.

Angina can be transmitted, as fecal-oral, and airborne droplets. The main pathogens of angina are such microorganisms as viruses of group B and A, group A streptococcus, parainfluenza viruses and adenoviruses.

Depending on the symptoms and on the nature of the origin of the disease, one or another medication for angina may be used. The doctor conducts the diagnosis of the origin of the disease according to the patient's complaints, analyzes and results of the examination.

Symptoms of angina may include fever, headache, sore throat, vomiting, in some cases, an increase in lymph nodes in the neck and lower jaw, abdominal pain, redness of the throat, and purulent formations on the tonsils.

Medications for sore throats can be selected for both symptomatic treatment and specific. Symptomatic treatment reduces discomfort from sore throat. For this, various antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs can be used: Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Paracetamol. In addition, the patient is prescribed rinses that remove redness and disinfect the oral cavity, as well as bed rest, rest and proper nutrition.

Antibiotics for the treatment of angina are prescribed as a specific therapy for the streptococcal form of the disease to prevent the spread of infection. Regardless of the origin of angina, the patient should drink as much fluid as possible.

In more cases, we are faced with a viral sore throat, the period of the disease lasts from 4 to 10 days. This type of sore throat is cured on its own, for this it is necessary to observe only the prescription of the doctor and bed rest. Symptoms of sore throat are used to relieve symptoms.

During the treatment of mild forms of this disease, local antiseptics are used, which you can purchase at any pharmacy without the doctor's prescription: Septothete, Sebidin, Falimint, Strepsils and others. These medicines help to reduce inflammation and sore throat, but they can not provide complete protection of the body against infections, and therefore it is not recommended to abuse them.

Small children do not like to dissolve antiseptic tablets, so you can use various antiseptic sprays, such as "Geksoral", "Ingalipt", "Stopangin", "Tantum Verde" and others. But do not forget that these funds can lead to spasms of the larynx, so the procedure must be done very carefully.

For the treatment of bacterial sore throat, antibiotics should be used, and also treatment of purulent sore throat is performed with their help . Antibiotics should be taken whole course for 10 days. It will take just as long to treat angina with Penicillin or its derivatives. In the event that you are experiencing an allergy to this drug, you can use the "Erythromycin". Medications from the new generation of tonsillitis are more effective, therefore the term of their intake can be reduced by half, but should not be less than 5 days.