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Cough for 15 days
My husband is having a cough(starting dry then wet with mucus stuck)for which he got treatment for 10 days in which antibiotic given
roxid 150 mg 2 times a day for 5 days
doxycycline 100 mg 5 days
plus cough syrup and some anti allergy drugs.
now after 10 days the cough is very much controlled but after a gap of 3 days cough is started again. the area in which we live is delhi. there for lot of pollution.
now another dictor gives Azithromycin 500 two times a day for 5 days.
my query is that as it is everywhere, the Azithromycin 500 can be given 1 time for 3 days ir 5 days. so why does the doctor give 2 times a day. also it looks the cough is from some allergy reasons. there is mucus but not so much nor ao thick it is white. no fever no chest pain.
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Hi. I understand your concern. Please do a in clinic visit for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Yes Azithromycin is to be taken only once a day if 500mg dose.
Also it looks allergic as you are telling. So instead of antibiotics you take anti allergic only
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Rule out allergic airway disease
No need of further antibiotic
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Consult a pulmonologist with detailed history and get evaluated
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Azithromycin is given as 1 time .here it seems your husband is having allergic cough,however should go for a chest xray to rule out other causes
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Azithro 500 one daily for 3-5 days is the dosing. Twice a day is not necessary. Please connect with chest xray , cbc and PFT report
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Wear protective masks outside house. Stay hydrated.
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
Pulmonologist
11 yrs exp
Greater Noida
looks like a different etiology..kindly connect
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
May be Allergic aetiology. Pl identify the Allergens and avoid them. It appears that you are getting treatment from quack doctor. Pl consult mbbs doctor.
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