What to take for a tickling cough and throat

Coughing and itching throat are mostly caused by acute pharyngitis, allergic pharyngitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease, etc. Patients can take antibiotics, antiviral, antihistamine or gastric acid secretion inhibiting drugs according to the situation for treatment. 1. Acute pharyngitis: mostly caused by bacterial or viral infections, patients usually have symptoms such as coughing and itching throat. If the bacterial infection needs to take amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotic drugs treatment. Viral infections are treated with antiviral drugs such as acyclovir. If the cough is serious, you can use dextromethorphan and other cough suppressants to stop coughing. 2. Allergic pharyngitis: mostly due to pollen, dust and other allergens through the nasal cavity, oral cavity to the pharynx, repeated stimulation of the pharyngeal mucosa caused by the patient usually appear coughing throat itching and a small amount of phlegm and other symptoms. Antihistamines such as cetirizine and loratadine can be taken for treatment. 3. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): If the patient has acid reflux to the throat, the stimulation of the pharynx can cause coughing and throat itching, you can take omeprazole, rabeprazole and other drugs to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid for treatment. Patients who have a cough and throat itch, should consult a doctor for examination and take medication under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, to avoid unauthorized use of drugs on the body.