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Is Penicillin VK An Effective Treatment For Bronchitis?
Question: Good Morning. Is Penicillin VK and effective treatment for Bronchitis?
Brief Answer:
Please, what type of bronchitis is this? what di the doctor say!
Detailed Answer:
HI and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this diagnosis of bronchitis. Treatment depends on the type. If it is acute and caused by an infection, then antibiotics would be helpful. However, penicillink VK is not the drug of choice here. Amoxicillin and Erythromycin are better drugs to treat acute bacterial bronchitis.
If it has been a longstanding condition which may be related to smoking, past infections, etc., using antibiotics will not help. This is why it is capital to understand what type of bronchitis you are suffering from. Check your documents to see if it is acute or chronic and report to me. However, the duration of 2months makes it more of chronic bronchitis and antibiotics are not the drug of choice and penicillin VK will not be helpful here.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. I look forward hearing from you for more exchanges so as to settle on the exact nature of your disease and what treatment plan is best tailored to address your needs.
Please, what type of bronchitis is this? what di the doctor say!
Detailed Answer:
HI and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this diagnosis of bronchitis. Treatment depends on the type. If it is acute and caused by an infection, then antibiotics would be helpful. However, penicillink VK is not the drug of choice here. Amoxicillin and Erythromycin are better drugs to treat acute bacterial bronchitis.
If it has been a longstanding condition which may be related to smoking, past infections, etc., using antibiotics will not help. This is why it is capital to understand what type of bronchitis you are suffering from. Check your documents to see if it is acute or chronic and report to me. However, the duration of 2months makes it more of chronic bronchitis and antibiotics are not the drug of choice and penicillin VK will not be helpful here.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. I look forward hearing from you for more exchanges so as to settle on the exact nature of your disease and what treatment plan is best tailored to address your needs.
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