Phlegm in the throat may be caused by chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic pharyngitis and other causes, taking drugs need to be selected according to the cause of the disease and the characteristics of the disease, common drugs are expectorants, antibiotics, glucocorticosteroids and so on.
1. Chronic bronchitis: in order to control the infection, you can take amoxicillin or cefuroxime to kill the pathogenic bacteria. Commonly used antitussive and expectorant drugs such as bromhexine, which can inhibit the synthesis of acidic mucopolysaccharides by tracheal glands and cup cells, thus reducing the viscosity and making sputum easy to cough up. Asthma drugs such as aminophylline.
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): glucocorticoids such as budesonide can be inhaled, which can not only dilate the airways, but also inhibit the inflammatory response. Commonly used expectorants such as acetylcysteine, which can make the disulfide bonds in the mucous phlegm cleavage, thus reducing the viscosity of sputum. Bronchodilators such as salbutamol can also be used.
3. Chronic pharyngitis: you can take tablets, such as iodine tablets, peppermint tablets, silver and yellow tablets and take the six god pills and golden voice clearing pills, etc. Gastroesophageal reflux caused by the person, you can take oral omeprazole, cisapride tablets and other drugs.
If you have phlegm in your throat, don’t take medication by yourself, but go to the hospital in time to get a clear picture of the cause of the disease, and treat the cause and symptoms under the doctor’s guidance.