Whether patients coughing up phlegm can take azithromycin cannot be generalized, patients with bacterial infections can eat it, while patients with viral infections cannot eat it, the details are as follows: 1. Bacterial infections: if caused by bacterial infections, or caused by atypical pathogenic infections such as mycoplasma and chlamydia, you can generally take azithromycin. 2. Viral infections: if caused by viral infections, you cannot use azithromycin for The actual fact is that azithromycin does not have antiviral activity. If the cough is caused by a viral infection, it can be treated with Chinese medicine or antiviral drugs. If the cough is caused by yellow mucous sputum, which is sticky and cannot be easily coughed out, accompanied by high chest, distension, yellow urine, dry stool, red tongue and yellow greasy coating, the cough is caused by phlegm-heat, and can be treated with medicines such as compound fresh bamboo liquid and Antelope Qing Lung Pill to remove phlegm and clear the lung. If coughing, white sputum or sputum with a little foam, accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, light red tongue and thin white fur, is caused by wind-cold attacking the lung, coughing and phlegm can be treated with Sanjiao Tablets and Cough Stopping Powder to dispel wind-cold and promote the lung to stop coughing.