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Medicine for throat problem
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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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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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Rachna Pande
Internal Medicine
42 yrs exp
Bhopal
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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