The treatment of nasopharyngitis should follow the principle of individualization, there is no so-called “most effective” drugs. Commonly used drugs are anti-infective drugs, antipyretic and analgesic drugs, local drugs to improve symptoms, glucocorticosteroids, etc. The most effective drug is the one that follows the doctor’s instructions and uses the appropriate medicine.
1. Anti-infective drugs: nasopharyngitis has a variety of causes, according to the cause of the selection of appropriate anti-infective drugs, such as viral infections can choose ribavirin, oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs, bacterial infections can choose penicillin, cephalosporin antibiotics and other antibacterial drugs.
2. Antipyretic and analgesic drugs: used for patients with high fever, headache and generalized muscle pain to relieve symptoms, commonly used drugs are ibuprofen, acetaminophen and so on.
3. Local drugs to improve symptoms: ephedrine can reduce nasopharyngeal congestion, relieve nasal congestion; compound boric acid solution can reduce sore throat and pharyngeal dryness.
4. Glucocorticoid: it has strong anti-inflammatory effect and can relieve symptoms quickly. It is used to control the condition in time and prevent complications, but it should not be used for a long time, and long-term use will lead to serious side effects. Commonly used drugs are: dexamethasone, methylprednisolone and so on.
Remind patients: should follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of drugs, avoid self-medication.