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What Is Good For A Cough, Congestion, And Sore Throat For Adults?

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2015

Question: i have sour throat , running nose, slight fever , slight coughing. may i take althrocin 500mg in empty stomach once in a day along with citrazine in the night

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not empty stomach but thrice daily after meals

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

You can take Elthrocin 500 but not empty stomach but thrice daily after meals.

Please take levocetrizine once daily along with paracetamol thrice daily.

Also use hexidine gargles and do steam inhalation.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (7 minutes later)

for how many days this prescription must be continued

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
5days

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

You should continue it for five days.

Gargles can be continued for some more days along with steam if some irritation remains.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (16 hours later)

can i take above medicines alongwith my hypertention medicine i.e.nabiguard-5 mg n losartan 50 mg. i have started the medicines since yesterday evening feeling better thanks

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
yes

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

Yes you can take your antihypertensives along with.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T