What is the best medicine to take for pharyngitis? What works?

Due to individual differences, there is no absolute fast and effective drug for pharyngitis, and it should be fully combined with individual circumstances and under the guidance of a doctor.

1.Patients with acute pharyngitis: if there are no systemic symptoms or mild symptoms, most of them are topical**, such as compound borax solution or warm saline gargle, to help promote the discharge of secretions.

For patients with severe systemic symptoms, it is also necessary to select appropriate antibiotics for a full course of anti-infection**, with penicillin being the first choice; Patients with acute viral pharyngitis should be given antiviral drugs**. Acute pharyngitis usually lasts for one week, and the prognosis is good.

2.Patients with chronic pharyngitis: different types of chronic pharyngitis** methods will be different, such as simple pharyngitis does not require the use of antibiotics, can be used compound chlorhexidine gargle, cobalborax solution, nitrofuracillin solution for gargle; Hypertrophic pharyngitis can also be treated with lasers, low-temperature plasma** raised lymphatic follicles, drugs (nitrate), freezing and other methods**; Atrophic pharyngitis can be treated with 2% iodine glycerol applied to the pharynx and drugs such as vitamins A, B2, C, and E**.

The symptoms of chronic pharyngitis are more stubborn and difficult to complete**.

Pharyngitis is a non-specific inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosa, and lymphoid tissues, which can effectively relieve pharyngeal discomfort symptoms through local** and anti-infective**. Paying attention to daily diet, improving one's living habits, and maintaining a good living environment can prevent and control pharyngitis recurrence.

For patients with no systemic symptoms or mild symptoms of pharyngitis, topical gargles that have a cleaning and sterilizing effect on the oral cavity can be applied, such as compound chlorhexidine solution and 1:5000 furacillin solution. Various lozenges and Chinese patent medicines can be applied, such as Golden Throat Throat Treasure and Qingre Sanjie Capsules, and oral antiviral drugs or antibiotic drugs can also be appropriately taken for **.

In addition to the above-mentioned **, patients with severe systemic symptoms or high fever should stay in bed, drink more water and liquid food, and can also use antiviral drugs or antibiotics through intravenous routes, and oral vitamin B and vitamin C tablets can enhance the body's resistance and drink more water.

1. Infectious laryngitis: mostly caused by bacterial, viral or mycoplasma and other pathogens, if it is caused by bacterial infection, it is recommended to take amoxicillin capsules, cefuroxime ester capsules and other broad-spectrum antibiotics according to the doctor's instructions for anti-infection**. If it is caused by a viral infection, it is commonly used.

For oseltamivir phosphate capsules, acyclovir tablets, etc., and for mycoplasma infection, doctors will prefer macrolides such as azithromycin tablets and roxithromycin capsules**. 2. Reflux pharyngitis: usually caused by gastric acid reflux eroding the pharyngeal mucosa, it is necessary to actively use H2 receptor antagonists such as famotidine tablets and ranitidine hydrochloride tablets, or proton pump inhibitors such as rabeprazole sodium enteric-coated capsules and pantoprazole sodium enteric-coated tablets to inhibit gastric acid secretion.

At the same time, it is combined with domperidone tablets, cisapride tablets and other gastrointestinal motility drugs to enhance gastric peristalsis and reduce gastric acid. Usually, when acid reflux is relieved, the symptoms of laryngitis will gradually improve or disappear. 3. Allergic laryngitis:

Usually caused by allergic factors, it is an autoimmune disease, during the onset of the disease, it is recommended that patients stay away from suspected allergens, such as pollen, animal hair, etc., if there is no relief, they can take antihistamines such as levocetirizine hydrochloride tablets and loratadine tablets according to the doctor's instructions, and if necessary, they can also use glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone tablets**.