Therapeutic target
- Elimination of the pathogens (if bacterial).
- Alleviation of discomfort
- Healing
Therapy recommendations
- Antibiosis (antibiotics) if necessary: cephalosporins (cefachlor, cefuroxime axetil), aminopenicillins (amoxicillin), macrolides (clarithromycin), fusafungin (fusafungin).
- If necessary, mucolytics (expectorant drugs), antitussives (cough suppressants).
- Inhalations, several times a day with saline solutions / saline solutions and possibly additions of essential oils or chamomile preparations or secretolytics (drugs that stimulate the production of thin mucus).
- Moistening of the breathing air
Other notes
- Caveat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises caution in prescribing the antibiotic clarithromycin in patients with preexisting cardiac conditions. Results of a 10-year follow-up after 2-week treatment with clarithromycin showed increased all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 1.10; 1.00-1.21), and the rate of cerebrovascular disease (hazard ratio 1.19; 1.02-1.38) was also increased.
