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Medicine for throat problem

2025-08-12 17:14:52
Since 4 days, i have throat irritation, some redness in throat,hoarse voice and dry cough. Cough has started 2 days ago. Body temperature hovering between normal to 99. Is it viral or bacterial infection? Can i take azithromycin 500 ? If yes, for how many days? Or i dont take any medicine and do salt water gargles?
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Get complete blood count done to see whether it is bacterial or viral infection. Take azithromycin 500mg one daily for 3 days. Tab cetrizine 5mg one morning and one evening for 5days. Tab paracetamol 500mg one every 8hours for 3 days. Do hot saline gargles.

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Betadine gargle add 1ml solution in hot to warm water gargle it before meals. Azee500 one per day after food for five days.  Zerodol sp3 times a day after food for five days Montek lc one at night for five days.  Plenty of water n liquid. Light diet.

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Hello, so you have any runny nose and body pains? These tend to be more typical for viral infections. Since you have had a bad throat for more than 3 days now we tend to give antibiotics.
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You can start azithromycin 500mg once a day for 3 days
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Please finish the course if antibiotics and also salt water gargle along with that

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Do salt gargles only if there's no fever , do steam inhalation Don't start antibiotics if u don't have fever.

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