What medicine should children take for pharyngitis?

Because many parents do not know much about the disease, they always make mistakes when treating their babies. This is understandable. After all, no one is a professional medical expert. Take pharyngitis, a common disease among children in clinical practice, for example. Many parents think it is just a cold, and as a result, they do not see any improvement even after taking many medicines. So, what is the best medicine for children's pharyngitis?

Can ribavirin be taken for herpetic pharyngitis

For children suffering from herpetic pharyngitis, ribavirin (virazole) can be tried as an antiviral drug, either orally or through intravenous drip.

1. Indications: Lhasa fever, respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in children; influenza A, B and parainfluenza virus infections; epidemic hemorrhagic fever; herpes simplex; measles; mumps; varicella; herpes zoster, etc.

2. Principle: Ribavirin is a synthetic nucleoside antiviral drug. In vitro cell culture experiments showed that ribavirin has a selective inhibitory effect on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Can herpetic pharyngitis be treated with Chinese medicine?

Some Chinese herbal preparations can also be used for children suffering from herpetic pharyngitis.

1. Heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines such as Shuanghuanglian, Isatis root, and Qingyan Chongji also have certain antiviral effects.

2. Chinese herbal preparations are warm in nature and are more suitable for infants and young children whose bodies are not yet fully developed.

Can children with herpetic pharyngitis take acetaminophen? If children suffer from herpetic pharyngitis and have a high fever, they can take acetaminophen orally.

1. Indications: It is used for fever and can also be used to relieve mild to moderate pain, such as headache, muscle pain, joint pain, neuralgia, dysmenorrhea, cancer pain and postoperative analgesia. This product can be used for patients who are allergic to or cannot tolerate aspirin.

2. Principle: Acetaminophen achieves its antipyretic effect by inhibiting prostaglandin synthetase in the hypothalamic temperature regulation center, reducing the synthesis and release of prostaglandin PGE1, leading to peripheral vasodilation and sweating.

Can Ibuprofen be taken for herpetic pharyngitis?

If a child suffers from herpetic pharyngitis and has a high fever, he or she can take ibuprofen orally.

1. Indications: Treatment of mild to moderate migraine attacks, preventive treatment of migraine; treatment of inflammatory and menstrual headaches; also includes rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis and other joint and muscle diseases.

2. Principle: Ibuprofen works by inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins or other neurotransmitters. As the activity of white blood cells and the release of lysosomal enzymes are inhibited, the local pain impulses in the tissue are reduced and the sensitivity of the pain receptors is reduced.