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Can You Please Confirm The Dosage Or Any Other Medicine For Throat Pain/itching?
Question: Hi,
I have following symptoms from last 3-4 days
1.throat pain
2.Throat itching
3.no fever/head ache.
4.No running nose.
started azithromycin today 500 mg.
can you please confirm the dosage or any other medicine for throat pain/itching?
I have following symptoms from last 3-4 days
1.throat pain
2.Throat itching
3.no fever/head ache.
4.No running nose.
started azithromycin today 500 mg.
can you please confirm the dosage or any other medicine for throat pain/itching?
Brief Answer:
The dosage is right
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
the dosage for azithromycin is right. The duration should be 3 days. Please keep in mind though that not everybody with sore throat needs antibiotics. Most cases of throat pain are caused by viruses and azithromycin cannot provide any help.
You'd better visit a doctor for proper evaluation. The doctor can evaluate when an antibiotic is likely to help.
If an antibiotic is necessary then the most appropriate option is penicillin V for most patients. This is not for everyone either. Make sure you visit a doctor before using it.
Best wishes,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal medicine specialist
The dosage is right
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
the dosage for azithromycin is right. The duration should be 3 days. Please keep in mind though that not everybody with sore throat needs antibiotics. Most cases of throat pain are caused by viruses and azithromycin cannot provide any help.
You'd better visit a doctor for proper evaluation. The doctor can evaluate when an antibiotic is likely to help.
If an antibiotic is necessary then the most appropriate option is penicillin V for most patients. This is not for everyone either. Make sure you visit a doctor before using it.
Best wishes,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal medicine specialist
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