Bacterial infections caused by respiratory diseases with dry cough symptoms take amoxicillin may be effective, other causes of dry cough take amoxicillin is not useful.
1. Amoxicillin is suitable for respiratory tract infections caused by sensitive bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, soft tissue skin infections caused by sensitive bacteria such as Streptococcus hemolyticus, and urinary tract infections caused by sensitive bacteria such as Escherichia coli. Therefore, taking amoxicillin for a dry cough caused by respiratory tract infections due to sensitive bacteria should have an antitussive effect. Side effects such as nausea, vomiting, skin rash, impaired liver and kidney function may occur after taking the drug, and it is contraindicated for those who are allergic to penicillin.
2. take amoxicillin did not help the situation:
(1) tuberculosis: tuberculosis is a respiratory infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, there can be a dry cough performance, but amoxicillin does not have a therapeutic effect, you need to take isoniazid, rifampicin and other anti-tuberculosis drugs to standardize anti-tuberculosis treatment.
(2) mycoplasma pneumonia: mainly manifested as irritating dry cough, preferred azithromycin and other macrolide antibiotic treatment.
(3) Cough variant asthma: a special type of bronchial asthma, with irritating dry cough as the main or only symptom, obvious in the morning and at night, mainly given glucocorticosteroids and bronchodilator treatment.
(4) Gastroesophageal reflux: Gastroesophageal reflux may trigger irritating dry cough, which is mostly treated with acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and prokinetic drugs such as domperidone.
It is recommended that patients with dry cough go to the hospital to find out the cause of the disease and give appropriate treatment; the above drugs should be standardized and rationally applied under the guidance of professional physicians and pharmacists.