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Suggest Treatment For Pharyngitis Causing Swelling In Throat

What s your advice for my 17 year old son who was diagnosed as pharyngitis (throat images earlier & now are attached). His blood & urine reports are normal as attached He has taken following medicines as attached prescriptions datewise from 27 November till date (Tab Chemoral forte, Cap.Cobadex forte, Tab. Cepodem200, Tab Dolo, Tab Parit (20Gm), Syrup Viscodyne and Syrup Polybion. He is doing gargling with salt water and Betadyne also. That E&T specialist doctor had also applied some acid solution to that swollen throat, BUT not totally. Will you revert with your advice at the earliest.
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Most sore throats are caused by viruses. A few of these illnesses may be helped by antiviral medicines.
Antibiotics do not help viral sore throats. Using these medicines to treat viral infections helps strengthen bacteria and make them resistant to antibiotics.
Sore throats should only be treated with antibiotics if a strep test is positive. Strep cannot be accurately diagnosed by symptoms or a physical exam alone.
The following tips may help your sore throat feel better:
Drink warm liquids such as lemon tea or tea with honey.
Gargle several times a day with warm salt water
Drink cold liquids or suck on frozen fruit-flavored ice pops.
Suck on hard candies or throat lozenges. Young children should not be given such products because they can choke on them.
Use a cool-mist vaporizer or humidifier can moisten and soothe a dry and painful throat.
Try over-the-counter pain medications, such as acetaminophen.
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Suggest Treatment For Pharyngitis Causing Swelling In Throat

Most sore throats are caused by viruses. A few of these illnesses may be helped by antiviral medicines. Antibiotics do not help viral sore throats. Using these medicines to treat viral infections helps strengthen bacteria and make them resistant to antibiotics. Sore throats should only be treated with antibiotics if a strep test is positive. Strep cannot be accurately diagnosed by symptoms or a physical exam alone. The following tips may help your sore throat feel better: Drink warm liquids such as lemon tea or tea with honey. Gargle several times a day with warm salt water Drink cold liquids or suck on frozen fruit-flavored ice pops. Suck on hard candies or throat lozenges. Young children should not be given such products because they can choke on them. Use a cool-mist vaporizer or humidifier can moisten and soothe a dry and painful throat. Try over-the-counter pain medications, such as acetaminophen.