There is no such thing as a “special effect medicine” for coughs. Cough medication should be based on the cause of the cough, and the most appropriate medication should be chosen, such as penicillin, amoxicillin, azithromycin, and so on.
The causes of cough symptoms include pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma and other infections, and exposure to allergens.
1. Bacterial infections: bacterial infections caused by respiratory tract infectious diseases, such as bronchitis, pneumonia and other patients can appear cough symptoms, treatment can be used penicillin drugs, cephalosporins and other antibacterial drugs such as cefazolin and other antibacterial drugs active treatment, cough symptoms can be relieved.
2. Viral infections: viral infections caused by respiratory tract diseases, such as upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, etc., patients may cough. In general, light patients can pay attention to rest, drink more water, light and digestible diet, etc., for the serious symptoms of pneumonia patients can be appropriate choice of drugs such as ribavirin treatment.
3. Mycoplasma infections: such as mycoplasma pneumonia, bronchitis, etc., mainly using macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin, tetracycline antibiotics such as tetracycline, etc. for treatment.
4. Exposure to allergens: such as cough variant asthma, can take antihistamines such as loratadine and other anti-allergy drugs, bronchodilators, such as salbutamol, etc. for treatment.
After the cause of the cough is clearly identified, active treatment of the cause at the same time, if the cough symptoms are severe, it can also be appropriate to add cough suppressant drugs, such as dextromethorphan, propoxyphene hydrochloride and so on.
Cough can also be caused by other reasons, such as drugs. If symptoms of coughing occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination to identify the cause and appropriate treatment. The above mentioned therapeutic drugs need to be used under the supervision of a doctor.