Cough eat amoxicillin effect of the time required varies from person to person, part of the upper respiratory tract infectious diseases can be triggered by coughing symptoms, generally need about 3 to 7 days may be effective, but some diseases caused by coughing eat amoxicillin is not effective.
1. Some bacteria caused by acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis and other infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract can cause cough symptoms. For people who are physically fit, taking amoxicillin for treatment during the onset of the above diseases may be effective in about 3 to 7 days.
2. Pneumonia, lung abscess and other lower respiratory tract infectious diseases are more serious, oral amoxicillin can not effectively control the development of the disease, need to be actively infused with penicillin sodium, cefotaxime sodium and other antibiotics according to the doctor’s instructions for the treatment of the cause.
3. Mycoplasma, viruses, fungi and other microbial infections triggered by cough symptoms, eating amoxicillin will not play a therapeutic effect. It is necessary to confirm the diagnosis and use azithromycin, fluconazole and other drugs according to the doctor’s instructions for causal treatment.
4. Allergic cough, lung cysts, lung cancer and other respiratory non-infectious diseases caused by cough with taking amoxicillin can not play a therapeutic effect.
Patients who are allergic to penicillin and have positive penicillin skin test are not allowed to use it. It is forbidden for those who have serious rapid hypersensitivity reaction (e.g. allergic reaction) to other -lactam agents (e.g. cephalosporins, carbapenems, monocyclic -lactams).
There are many causes of cough, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to diagnose the type of disease, and then standardize the treatment according to the cause under the guidance of the doctor, in order to avoid adverse reactions.