Sore throat with yellow phlegm is mostly caused by acute pharyngitis due to viral infection followed by bacterial infection, which can be treated by etiological treatment, traditional Chinese medicine and local treatment to control the disease and improve the symptoms.
1. Causal treatment: for viral infection, antiviral drugs such as ribavirin can be used; for bacterial infection, antibiotics such as ampicillin and azithromycin can be used for treatment.
2. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment: commonly used Chinese medicines such as Blue Scutellaria Oral Liquid and Pu Di Lan Anti-inflammatory Tablets.
3. Local treatment: you can use compound borax solution, compound chlorhexidine solution for gargling, can take iodine tablets, can also use iodized glycerin, silver nitrate applied to the posterior wall of the pharynx for anti-inflammatory.
If you have a sore throat with yellow phlegm, please consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.