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Infection
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| Pharyngitis |
Possible therapeutic alternatives |
| Pharyngitis: "Strept throat" (Usual duration of treatment: 10 days. 5 days for Zithromax) |
Common pathogens |
| 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. |
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| Pharyngitis: Gonococcal |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
Ceftriaxone 125mg IM X 1
+
doxycycline 100mg orally twice daily for 7 days |
| Azithromycin (Zithromax) 2 grams orally x 1. |
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Sore throat:
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| 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. |
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