Angina is a common but rather serious disease that causes a lot of discomfort. High body temperature, a sharp sore throat, the inability to swallow and talk without discomfort - such primary unpleasant symptoms reflect the severity of the disease, which necessarily requires medical treatment. Special appointments are issued exclusively by a doctor, taking into account the individual characteristics and condition of the patient, however, in some cases (when a visit to the doctor is postponed or impossible), you will have to pick up pills for sore throats on your own.
Two natures of disease
Before you self-medicate and go to the pharmacy to select life-saving medicines, let's determine the main direction of therapy. To do this, it is necessary to identify the cause of the disease, which can be either viral or bacterial. Diagnostics carried outthrough a swab from the throat (from the tonsils or from the back wall), however, there are certain visual prerequisites. So, with the bacterial nature of the disease, it is customary to distinguish the following symptoms:
- Increased body temperature (from 38 degrees and above).
- No other signs of a cold (such as coughing).
- Swollen lymph nodes in size and pain in them.
- Presence of plaque with a yellow or gray tint on the tonsils (accumulation of pus).
If you notice all of the listed symptoms, then you will need pills for bacterial sore throats, in other cases, antiviral therapy is needed.
Side effects of sore throats
Having decided on the direction of treatment, let's talk about what drugs should be used for this. First of all, it should be noted that the disease is subjected to complex effects. Your task is to prevent complications and stop unpleasant symptoms, that is, fever and a sharp pain in the sore throat.
How exactly can a sore throat be dangerous? The disease is highly contagious and easily transmitted from person to person, in addition, it often provokes:
- spread of infection to ears and sinuses;
- rheumatism;
- occurrence of kidney disease;
- getting accumulated pus into the lungs.
Side effects of sore throat treatment
It should be noted that the viral disease is notprovokes complications and is tolerated much easier than bacterial, which is why it does not require specific treatment. If you still decide to take sore throat tablets (antibiotics) in this case, pay attention to the fact that they can also provoke a number of side effects. Thus, a number of drugs lead to stool disorder, vomiting, and the appearance of allergic skin rashes. In addition, such drugs are addictive and, if necessary, repeated use may be useless in the future.
Pills for sore throats: names
What medicines are recommended for treatment? Please note that there are their own lists of drugs for adults, and their own - for kids, who also often get sick with this insidious and dangerous disease. In the first case, it is recommended to choose from such medicines as:
- "Penicillin".
- "Erythromycin".
- "Augmentin".
- "Sumamed".
- "Amoxicillin".
A similar list for children includes such names as "Sumamed", "Amoxiclav", "Supraks" and "Augmentin". It is necessary to talk about the most commonly prescribed and used means, which are characterized by increased efficiency, separately.
Popular antibiotics
The drug "Amoxiclav" is allowed for use by children of any age category, includingincluding newborns (as well as premature, premature births). The tool can be used quite universally in therapy for adults. Depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the course of the disease, a scheme and dosage of administration are prescribed, the main provisions of which are presented below:
- Newborns - 2 times a day after 12 hours, no more than 30 mg per 1 kilogram of weight.
- Up to 3 months - a similar dosage is allowed for use no more than 3 times a day with a break of 8 hours.
- Children up to 12 years (from 3 months) - similar dosage, three times a day, if necessary - every 6 hours (i.e. 4 times a day).
- Persons from 12 years old with a body weight of 40 kilograms - every 6 or 8 hours in the amount of 1.2 gr. drug.
Another popular tablet for sore throats is "Amoxicillin". Recommended for both children and adults. Depending on the age group, recommendations for taking the drug are determined:
- Up to 12 months - 125 mg twice a day/ 100 mg three times a day.
- 36 months to 10 years - 250g thrice daily/ 375mg twice daily.
- Children 10 years of age and older and adults up to 500 mg every 8 hours/ up to 750 mg every 12 hours.
Universal "Sumamed"
However, the best tablets for sore throats for many are still "Sumamed". It is a broad spectrum agent. The active substance is azithromycin. Full course of treatment - 5 days, the first positive changes occur already onsecond day. The drug has the following relative contraindications:
- pregnancy;
- lactation;
- pathology of the liver and kidneys.
Therapy based on "Sumamed" is prescribed for children and adults, but do not forget that it can provoke certain side effects. Most often they are manifested by a violation of the digestive tract, the urge to vomit and their own vomiting.
Symptomatic treatment of throat
Pills for sore throat and throat require a separate detailed discussion. Not every drug can alleviate the sharp pain with such a serious illness. It is generally accepted that the most effective drugs are such as:
- Various absorbable tablets ("Strepsils", "Septolete", "Faringosept"). They have an antiseptic effect, have a uniform effect directly on the tonsils. After taking the funds, it is forbidden to drink or gargle for 2-3 hours.
- "Ingalipt" - spray. Natural remedy with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is necessary to spray no more than 4 times a day, the duration of pressing the valve is up to 2 seconds, the secreted composition should be tried to be kept in the oral cavity for up to 5 minutes. A contraindication to the use of "Ingalipt" is considered to be early childhood, as well as individual intolerance to its components.
- "Stopangin" - solution (for rinsing and processing, notfor oral administration). The main active ingredient is hexetidine. It kills bacteria, relieves inflammation caused by their activity, and therefore reduces pain in the throat. The drug contains a large amount of natural essential oils, eucalyptus, menthol, mint and other useful plants. They help accelerate the recovery of the affected mucosa and have a slight analgesic effect.
- Optimal pills for sore throat and sore throat - "Lyzobakt". The tool belongs to the category of local antibiotics with increased safety. "Lizobakt" is quite expensive, but it has almost no contraindications and side effects, while it has an increased quality.
- Classic "Furacilin". Available in tablets, but used to prepare solutions for gargling and mouthwash. The composition is safe and can be used with any necessary frequency. At the same time, do not forget that the Furacilin solution is strictly not recommended to be swallowed.
- "Bioparox". Especially indicated for purulent tonsillitis. It is a local antibiotic, acts directly on the focus of inflammation, kills bacteria.
- "Tantum Verde". Available in the form of tablets and sprays, not recommended for children under 3 years of age. May provoke allergic reactions in case of intolerance to one of the components of the composition. Duration of treatment - no more than 5 days in a row.
Now you know which sore throat pills are most often prescribed by doctors to theirpatients. In conclusion, I would like to recall the once popular preparation "Lugol's Solution". It is applied to sterile cotton swabs and used to treat inflamed tonsils, while mechanically cleaning them.
Additional recommendations
Pills for purulent tonsillitis, you can also choose from the list above. However, in some cases, it would be useful to add folk remedies to the intake of specific medications:
- Plentiful warm drink with natural additives. For example, with chamomile or sage.
- Rinse with saline (half a teaspoon of table s alt in a glass of warm water, manipulations are carried out every three hours).
- Rinse with baking soda or lemon juice diluted with water.
- Formation of a special, fortified diet. It includes products and dishes such as fruit and vegetable drinks, milk with honey, still mineral water).
Additional symptomatic treatment
In fact, it is important to purchase not only tablets for sore throats and throats, but also antipyretic products, as well as antihistamines, the use of which will reduce the risk of developing allergic reactions from taking antibiotics. So, the easiest way to normalize body temperature is with the help of drugs based on paracetamol. Adults can take one tablet no more than 4 times a day, the duration of admission on a regular basis should not exceed 5 days. At the same time, it is necessary to take into accountthe fact that Paracetamol is not recommended for chronic alcoholism, liver and kidney pathologies. As for antihistamine products, the classic Suprastin will suffice.
Instead of completion
Which pills for sore throats are better, of course, the therapist must decide. Only a specialist, based on these analyzes, as well as a general assessment of the patient's condition, will be able to draw conclusions about the necessary appointments and not cause additional harm to he alth. It is also extremely important to remember that the treatment of such a serious disease should be carried out in a comprehensive manner, unpleasant symptoms should be eliminated along with the cause of the disease.
