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Is Azithral Appropriate For Viral Rash And Sore Throat?

Posted on Mon, 3 Nov 2014

Question: My daughter is 2.5 year old and had a viral rash followed by sore throat. My doctor gave her azithral 100 mg once a day and Meftal- p for 5 days. Though her throat pain has decreased but gets fever above 100 f every 6 to 8 hours. Though now doctor has changed to Augmentin duo now. Just wanted to know whether why my kid did not respond to Azithral ?

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Antibiotics are not for viral fever

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

As you have mentioned it was a viral infection (your doctor may have told you), it should be noted that antibiotics don't act against viruses. Viral infection don't respond to any antibiotics, the virus is killed by the body's immune system. The infection is taken care by the body itself and usually takes 5 days. Only treatment is symptomatic with paracetamol for fever and antihistaminics for coryza and cough. Thus the fever responded to body's immunity only with time and not to azithral or augmentin. In future for any viral infections just have patience and symptomatic treatment will suffice...

Hope I could satisfy your query. I shall be happy to help you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (16 minutes later)

Actually the viral fever and rash had gone away without any antibiotics. That is it took 1.5 weeks to get her to normal. But her sore throat remained for like another 5 days during which we waited by not giving her any antibiotics. Then after 2days she had a severe fever for about 103 f temp. Seeing this my doc has prescribed antibiotics since her lymph nodes near ear were swollen.Then the doc prescribed Azithral.

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Azithral would have been sufficient

Detailed Answer:
Sore throat may be due to viral or bacterial infection. Thus prescribing Azithral was absolutely fine. But Azithral usually takes 6 days to show result, usually there are no community acquired infection which don't respond to Azithral. Sticking to the same antibiotic would have given the same result. Changing antibiotics is not a good practice.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (51 minutes later)

Thanks a lot for your replies Docotor

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Happy to help

Detailed Answer:
Be healthy and happy.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari