What to take for a child’s red throat with fever

Children with fever and red throat are mostly caused by bacterial infection or viral infection, which can be treated by taking antibacterial drugs and fever-reducing drugs. Bacterial infections can take cephalosporin antibiotics, penicillin antibiotics, macrolide antibiotics and other drugs for treatment, such as cefixime granules, amoxicillin granules, azithromycin oral solution and so on. Viral infections are generally self-limiting diseases, no special medication, can be symptomatic treatment, and need to maintain indoor air circulation, pay attention to balanced nutrition. For fever, we need to choose appropriate antipyretic methods according to the degree of temperature rise, such as physical hypothermia, oral medication, and so on. For children with body temperature <38.5℃, we can use warm water on the forehead of the child, reduce the clothing worn by the child and other physical methods to reduce the temperature, and encourage the child to drink more water, some children's body temperature can be gradually decreased; children with body temperature ≥38.5℃ also need to use antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen under the guidance of the doctor for antipyretic treatment. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication. There are many other reasons for a child to have a red throat with fever, and it is recommended that they be seen by a doctor in a timely manner to be evaluated and treated by a specialist.