The common diseases of sore throat are acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute epiglottitis, etc., with different causes and different medications.
1. Acute pharyngitis: when systemic symptoms are mild or absent, local treatment can be used, using compound borax solution gargle, or oral iodine throat tablets, watermelon cream throat tablets and lysozyme throat tablets. When the systemic symptoms are more serious, in the local treatment based on the application of antibiotics to fight infection, such as amoxicillin, cefuroxime, azithromycin, etc.; antiviral drug therapy, acyclovir, etc..
2. Acute tonsillitis: patients can first bed rest, severe sore throat or high fever oral ibuprofen and other antipyretic and analgesic; penicillin for the first choice of antibiotic therapy drugs, if the use of 2-3 days without improvement consider switching to other types of antibiotics, such as: cephalosporins, macrolides; discretionary application of glucocorticosteroids, such as dexamethasone; local furacillin can be used gargling.
3. Acute epiglottitis: apply strong and sufficient antibiotic anti-infection treatment, preferred cephalosporins or amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, suspected anaerobic infections can be added with metronidazole. Combined use of dexamethasone or hydrocortisone sedation can prevent epiglottis edema. When there is localized abscess formation, incision and drainage are necessary to rapidly control the infection.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital when there is a sore throat, after the diagnosis is clear, under the guidance of the doctor for medication and treatment.