Recently, tablets or lozenges have become very popular for resorption . Their action is based on the direct contact of drugs with the mucous throat. Most often, in addition to the active elements, a sweetener and flavor are added to the tablet. Therefore, such pills are usually contraindicated in people with diabetes. The unconditional advantage of such dosage forms is their pleasant sweetish or refreshing taste. The tablets can also be supplemented with substances that have an additional therapeutic effect - most often extracts of medicinal herbs (anise, peppermint, eucalyptus) or honey and lemon. Such a tablet without any problems ready to take and children, but it is not recommended to use them earlier than the child will learn to dissolve them independently - that is, not earlier than 3 years. To chew or swallow immediately such a medicine can not be, otherwise the components will not have time to exert their therapeutic effect - it is necessary to ensure the slow absorption of nutrients. You can not drink them for the same reason, and it is better to refrain from eating for the next three hours.
Virtually all the resorption tablets have an antiseptic effect, they disinfect the throat and kill the microbes. Many of them contain components for the removal of inflammation, deodorizing components. Be sure to carefully read the annotation - maybe a pill or candy contains a small amount of anesthetic substances - in this case, the medicine can not be used during pregnancy. Some drugs also use phenol - this component is designed to destroy microorganisms that cause pain in the throat. If you do not fundamentally recognize chemical compounds, you can use tablets from components of plant origin - based on extracts of chamomile, calendula, oak bark and other natural substances.
Most of the sore throat pills are OTC drugs, which means that you can buy them yourself at the pharmacy. As a rule, their assortment is very large - these are candies (Strepsils, Koldreks Lari Plus), and tablets ( Tharyngept, Neo-Angin, Septotelette, Grammidine ). To find out which medicine is right for you or your child, you should at least read the summary, paying attention to the composition and contraindications, and it is better to consult a doctor, since in any case, completely safe, this or that medicine can be recognized only if you take it by appointment of a doctor. Only the attending physician can make the right choice by determining the appropriate means for you for effective and safe treatment.
Lozenges and tablets from a cough can be useful if the local inflammation has not descended lower into the larynx. Otherwise, special sprays or rinse solutions should be used. It can be either herbal decoctions or saline solution, and antiseptic solutions purchased in the pharmacy. In the field of sprays, there is also a huge variety, so first of all you need a doctor's consultation or a detailed study of the annotation. Reduced pain is also facilitated by simple and affordable means - tea with honey, warm milk with soda.
Each of these drugs alone or even a complex treatment is designed to relieve local symptoms of inflammation and pain, but if the symptoms do not disappear within three days, or if new ones appear in the form of temperature, you need to see a doctor. Also, one should not engage in self-medication if the sore throat appears regularly - perhaps, completely different methods are required and the cause of the disease is not in the common cold.
Which pills from the throat to take, if there is no temperature? Despite the seeming simplicity of treatment of sore throat and the variety of choice of OTC medicines, remember that you need to take good care of your health and listen carefully to the symptoms - which means that it will be best to take this or that remedy after consulting a specialist.