Pharyngitis

Infection

Pharyngitis

Possible therapeutic alternatives

Pharyngitis: "Strept throat" (Usual duration of treatment: 10 days. 5 days for Zithromax)

PenVk 250-500mg every 6 hours OR

Benzathine penicillin 1.2 mu IM x 1. OR

Ceftin (cefuroxime oral) 250mg orally twice daily OR

Cefprozil (Cefzil) 500 mg orally twice daily OR Cefpodoxime (Vantin) 100 mg orally twice daily OR

Clarithromycin 250mg twice daily OR

Azithromycin 500mg x 1, then 250mg orally once daily x 4 days.

Pharyngitis: Gonococcal

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Ceftriaxone 125mg IM X 1
+
doxycycline 100mg orally twice daily for 7 days

Azithromycin (Zithromax) 2 grams orally x 1.

Sore throat:
Cepacol (benzocaine 10mg + menthol 2mg):	Dissolve one lozenge in mouth every 2-4hours as needed.
Chloraseptic throat spray (phenol 1.4 %):	Spray 5 times onto throat, gums or canker sore every 2-4 hours as needed.