One of the most common reasons patients seek medical attention is a sore throat. It can be caused by various reasons. In most cases, a sore throat is due to a viral infection. The treatment of such a disease is mainly symptomatic and passes without the use of serious drugs. But if bacteria are the cause of inflammation, antibiotic therapy is mandatory. Which antibiotic from the throat is better to drink, only a doctor can decide. Self-medication is dangerous not only because most of these drugs cause side effects, improper treatment can lead to the development of complications and bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Causes of sore throat
There are many diseases that are symptomatic of a sore throat. Tonsillitis, tonsillitis and SARS are the most common of them. In the case of a viral infection, in addition to a sore throat, cough, runny nose and other symptoms are observed. Angina can be both viral and bacterial. Previously, very often it was the cause of death of patients. Sore throat antibiotics are helping now.avoid complications. But the choice of the drug can be made only after laboratory tests and finding out the cause of the disease. After all, an antibiotic for a throat with a viral infection is not only useless, but even harmful medicine. It lowers the immune system and prevents the body from fighting the virus. Sometimes the throat hurts for other reasons. Antibiotics are prescribed most often for streptococcal infections. And if the pain is caused by a fungal infection, injury or other diseases, it needs to be treated in other ways.
When antibiotics are prescribed for a sore throat
This is only done if the sore throat is caused by bacteria. It is not possible to find out about the cause of the disease immediately. This is usually done with a blood test and a throat swab. The patient at this time has an increased level of leukocytes. In addition, bacterial tonsillitis can be recognized by the following symptoms:
- except for a sore throat, the temperature is very high, and it is impossible to reduce it by conventional means;
- the appearance of the tonsils changes, they swell, serous plaque or pus appears;
- the lymph nodes are swollen, and pain is felt in the submandibular area.
Rules for the use of antibiotics
1. These drugs are very serious, have many contraindications and side effects. In addition, only a doctor can choose an antibiotic for the throat. After all, different drugs act against certain bacteria. And the wrong remedy can only bring harm.
2. Never give an antibiotic for a sore throat right awaywhen the first symptoms appear. Indeed, in most cases, tonsillitis and tonsillitis are caused by viruses, and other drugs are needed to treat them.
3. It is necessary to strictly observe the prescribed dose and the period of taking such drugs. It often happens that after a couple of days of using an antibiotic, the patient becomes better, and he stops drinking the medicine. But this approach is very dangerous, as the bacteria become more resistant and can cause serious complications.
4. When the throat is treated with antibiotics, it is necessary to strictly observe the regimen of their intake. Only by maintaining a certain interval between doses of the drug can effective treatment be achieved.
5. Antibiotics fight bacteria and reduce inflammation. Pain and fever should be relieved by taking additional symptomatic remedies.
6. While taking antibiotics, it is recommended to drink as much water as possible. In addition, you need to know what drugs this medicine is combined with. When prescribing an antibiotic, it is advisable to take additional funds that normalize the intestinal microflora.
Antibiotics for sore throat
These drugs do not shorten the duration of the illness. But after 2-3 days the patient's condition improves, and the possibility of developing purulent-inflammatory complications decreases. Therefore, with streptococcal and staphylococcal tonsillitis, as well as bacterial tonsillitis, antibiotics are required. Without them, there is a high risk of developing otitis media, pneumonia or paratonsillar abscess. But an experienced doctor will never prescribesuch treatment immediately with the onset of sore throat. The fact that the infection is bacterial can be found out only after a few days. And this is often dissatisfied with mothers who are afraid for their child when he has a high fever and sore throat. But you should never start taking antibiotics on your own without a doctor's prescription. After all, only a specialist can know that many of them have developed resistance to bacteria that cause pharyngitis and tonsillitis. For example, Erythromycin, Tetracycline and sulfanilamide preparations are not prescribed now for sore throats. In most cases, they are useless in such diseases.
How to choose a drug
Which antibiotics are best for treating a throat? It depends on the age of the patient, the presence of concomitant diseases, allergies and the type of pathogen. With angina, the following drugs are effective:
- antibiotics of the penicillin group: Amoxicillin, Sumammed, Bicillin and others;
- macrolides - "Azithromycin", "Clarithromycin" or "Josamycin";
- lincosamides are the time-tested drugs "Lincomycin", "Clindamycin" or "Dalacin";
- cephalosporins - "Cefuroxime", "Cefalexin" or "Levofloxacin" - the most commonly used antibiotic. The ear, throat and respiratory tract are cleansed of infection very effectively.
Topical antibiotics
To treat a sore throat, you can use not only conventional antibiotics. Habitual lozenges or sprays for irrigation of the pharynx may also containantibiotics:
- Grammicidin is an antimicrobial drug that is the basis for several topical drugs for the treatment of sore throats. For example, Grammidin and Grammidin Neo lozenges. They do not cause addiction of microorganisms and effectively treat sore throats and tonsillitis.
- Bioparox is a very effective topical antibiotic for the throat in the form of an aerosol, which has an anti-inflammatory effect in sore throats and pharyngitis.
- The medicine "Stopangin" in the form of a spray or lozenges contains the antibiotic benzocaine and is very effective for sore throats.
- Faringosept lozenges contain the antibiotic ambazon and can kill pathogenic microflora in the throat cavity in 2-3 days of use.
Fuck
This is the best topical throat antibiotic ever. Its effectiveness is explained by the special combined composition:
- lidocaine hydrochloride is a long established local anesthetic;
- chlorhexidine is very effective against any kind of bacteria. And at the same time, it does not have the disadvantages of antibiotics, is not absorbed into the blood and the walls of the stomach;
- The main active ingredient of these lozenges is tyrothricin. It is a strong antibacterial drug that destroys the tissues of any bacteria.
Thanks to this composition, Trachisan tablets effectively help not only with sore throats, but also relieve inflammation and killbacteria.
The best penicillin antibiotic
Most often prescribed for angina "Amoxicillin". It has a wide spectrum of action, low toxicity and is well tolerated even by small patients. This drug is prescribed at a dose of 500 or even 1000 milligrams three times a day.
Be sure to follow a ten-day course of treatment with the drug, otherwise recurrent antibiotic-resistant tonsillitis may develop. In this case, or if the treatment with "Amoxicillin" is ineffective, it is replaced with another antibiotic, best of all - a drug from the group of protected penicillins. If in combination with "Amoxicillin" the drug contains clavulanic acid, it is considered more effective. This substance protects the antibiotic from destruction. Most often used to treat the throat "Amoxiclav". But there are many more drugs containing this antibiotic: Clavocin, Danemox, Moxiclav, Flemoklav Solutab and others.
Cephalosporins: pros and cons
Many doctors do not like this group of antibiotics because they have low bioavailability. But still, often with intolerance to penicillins, drugs "Cefuroxime", "Cefixime", "Zinnat", "Axef" and others are also prescribed. Not all of them are effective for bacterial pharyngitis. But Russian doctors still often prescribe antibiotics of this group, even in injections, especially when a child is ill. But the special need for injectionsin most cases, angina is not. With such an infection, ordinary tableted antibiotics are quite able to cope.
Lincosamides
Preparations of this group practically do not have the disadvantages of other antibiotics. They are very effective for bacterial sore throat, but many patients are not familiar with these drugs. Although one of them - "Lincomycin" - is an old, time-tested antibacterial agent.
But the drug "Clindamycin" is more popular with doctors. It quickly penetrates into tissues and effectively destroys bacteria. But it helps only with angina caused by beta-hemolytic streptococcus. This antibiotic can also be found under the names "Dalacin" or "Clindamin". Lincosamides should be taken at the doctor's prescribed doses four times a day as they have a fast half-life.
Macrolide antibiotics
In some cases, phlegmous tonsillitis develops. This is a common complication of ordinary pharyngitis, which develops in children, debilitated patients, or those who have not followed the treatment regimen prescribed by the doctor. In most cases, the most famous antibiotics of the penicillin group, cephalosporins or lincosamides, cope with such complications. But sometimes a sore throat develops that is resistant to these drugs. This is due to the fact that bacteria penetrate the cells. And only macrolides have the ability to act through the cell membrane. These are strong enough antibiotics, so they are taken once a day.day.
But sometimes a sore throat develops that is resistant to these drugs. This is due to the fact that bacteria penetrate the cells. And only macrolides have the ability to act through the cell membrane. These are strong enough antibiotics, so they are taken once a day. The most famous of them are Azithromycin and Clarithromycin.
How to properly treat a sore throat
First of all, do not self-medicate. It is especially dangerous to leave children, elderly debilitated people and pregnant women without medical care. Ordinary sore throat in some cases can cause a bacterial infection. Moreover, the patient becomes in this case dangerous to others.
That is why it is necessary to see a doctor so that he prescribes the necessary treatment. Usually at the very beginning of the disease, these are rinses, lozenges and sprays, painkillers and antipyretics. If after a few days the temperature still persists, and the pain intensifies, it is necessary to carry out antibacterial treatment. Therefore, it is very important to visit a doctor if your throat hurts. Which antibiotics to use in this case, only a specialist can decide.
