Sore Throat

[robert551069]

I have had a sore throat for seven days and have treated it as follows:-
1. Warm salt water gargle, several times a day.
2. Dequadine tablets, (10 mg Benzocaine and 0.25 Dequalinium Sulphate, 8 per day maximum.
3.UltraChloraseptic, anaesthetic Throat spray, containing Benzocaine 0.71%w/v...8 times per day maximum.
The instructions which came with 2 and 3 state that they should not be used for more than 3 days and that ends on Tuesday at 11am.
4. I have an appointment at 11am on Tuesday but I will phone my doctor tomorrow for advice. (I cannot visit him as I have to be at the dentist for a crown to be replaced).
5. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed when I was 5 years old.
6. Only a slight improvement is noticeable and I still find it difficult to eat, drink and take tablets. I do not smoke.
7. Do you think I will be able to get a prescription for penicillin?

[bednobs]

if the doctor thinks it's the approprite course of action, yes.

[Sqad]

This is almost certainly a viral problem and there is no place for antibiotics in it's management.

Dequadine and throat sprays are of limited value.

By the time you see you Dr it will have subsided.

[robert551069]

Thank you for your reply, bednobs. I read somewhere that antibiotics are not normally prescribed for sore throats.
I did, however, once have Amoxycillin prescribed by a dentist and it worked a treat.

[robert551069]

Thank you, sqad, for your reply. I'll let you know.

[TOWIE]

Robert - I have had the same for nearly 2 weeks now - also aches and pains, and general feeling of lethagy. I think it is a virus.

[robert551069]

Thank you, TOWIE, for your answer. I hope you will feel better soon.
Have you seen your doctor?