Sore throat is a common, but rather serious disease, delivering a lot of discomfort. High body temperature, a sharp sore throat, inability to swallow and talk without discomfort - such primary unpleasant symptoms reflect the severity of the ailment, which necessarily requires medical treatment. Special appointments are issued exclusively by the doctor, taking into account the individual characteristics and condition of the patient, however, in some cases (when the visit to the doctor is delayed or impossible), you will have to choose pills for tonsillitis yourself.
Two nature of the disease
Before practicing self-medication and going to the pharmacy for the selection of rescue medicines, we will determine the main direction of therapy. For this, it is necessary to identify the cause of the disease, which can be both viral and bacterial. Diagnosis is by a throat swab (from the tonsils or from the back wall), however, there are certain visual prerequisites. So, with the bacterial nature of the disease, it is customary to distinguish the following symptoms:
- Increased body temperature (from 38 degrees and above).
- No other signs of a cold (e.g. cough).
- Enlarged lymph nodes in size and pain in them.
- The presence of plaque with a yellow or gray tint on the tonsils (accumulations of pus).
If you notice all of the above symptoms, then you will need pills for a sore throat of a bacterial nature, in other cases, antiviral therapy is necessary.
Side effects from a sore throat
Having decided on the direction of treatment, we’ll talk about which drugs should be used for this. First of all, it should be noted that the disease undergoes a complex effect. Your task is to prevent complications and stop unpleasant symptoms, that is, fever and sharp pain in the sore throat.
What exactly can be dangerous sore throat? The disease is highly contagious and easily transmitted from person to person, in addition, it often provokes:
- spread of infection to the ears and sinuses;
- rheumatism;
- the occurrence of kidney disease;
- the accumulation of pus in the lungs.
Side Effects of Sore Throat Treatment
It should be noted that a viral disease does not provoke complications and is much easier to tolerate bacterial, which is why it does not require specific treatment. If you still decide in this case to take pills for sore throats (antibiotics), pay attention to the fact that they can also provoke a number of side effects. So, a number of drugs leads to upset stool, vomiting, the appearance of allergic skin rashes. In addition, such drugs are addictive and, if necessary, repeated use may be useless in the future.
Sore throat tablets: names
What medications are recommended for treatment? Please note that there are their own lists of drugs for adults, and their own - for babies who also often suffer from this insidious and dangerous disease. In the first case, it is recommended to choose from such medicines as:
- "Penicillin".
- Erythromycin.
- "Augmentin."
- Sumamed.
- Amoxicillin.
A similar list for children includes names such as Sumamed, Amoxiclav, Suprax and Augmentin. The most commonly prescribed and used drugs that are characterized by increased effectiveness, you need to talk separately. 
Popular antibiotics
The drug "Amoxiclav" is approved for use by children of any age category, including newborns (as well as premature babies, born prematurely). The tool can be quite universally used in therapy for adults. Depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the disease, a dosage regimen and dosage are prescribed, the main provisions of which are presented below:
- Newborns - 2 times a day after 12 hours, not more than 30 mg per 1 kilogram of weight.
- Up to 3 months - a similar dosage is allowed for use no more than 3 times a day with a break of 8 hours.
- Children under 12 years (from 3 months) - a similar dosage, three times a day, if necessary - every 6 hours (that is, 4 times a day).
- Persons from 12 years old with a body weight of 40 kg or more - every 6 or 8 hours in an amount of 1.2 g. the drug.
Another popular pill for tonsillitis is Amoxicillin. Recommended for both children and adults. Depending on the age group, recommendations for taking the drug are determined:
- Up to 12 months - 125 mg twice a day / 100 mg three times a day.
- From 36 months to 10 years - 250 g three times a day / 375 mg twice a day.
- Children from 10 years old and adults - up to 500 mg every 8 hours / up to 750 mg every 12 hours.
Universal "Sumamed"
However, the best pills for tonsillitis for many are still "Sumamed." It is a tool with a wide spectrum of action. The active substance is azithromycin. The full course of treatment is 5 days, the first positive changes occur on the second day. The drug has the following relative contraindications:
- pregnancy;
- lactation period;
- pathology of the liver and kidneys.
Therapy based on "Sumamed" is prescribed for children and adults, but do not forget that it can provoke certain side effects. Most often, they are manifested by a violation of the digestive tract, the urge to vomit and vomiting of its own. 
Symptomatic throat treatment
Separate detailed discussion requires pills for sore throats. Not every drug will be able to mitigate a sharp pain with such a serious disease. It is believed that the most effective drugs are:
- Various absorbable tablets (Strepsils, Septolete, Faringosept). They have an antiseptic effect, have a uniform effect directly on the tonsils. After taking the funds, it is forbidden to drink or gargle for 2-3 hours.
- Ingalipt Spray. Natural remedy with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is necessary to spray no more than 4 times a day, the duration of pressing the valve is up to 2 seconds, the allocated composition must be tried to be kept in the oral cavity for up to 5 minutes. Contraindication to the use of "Ingalipt" is considered to be early childhood, as well as individual intolerance to its components.
- "Stopangin" - a solution (for rinsing and processing, not for oral administration). The main active ingredient is hexetidine. It kills bacteria, relieves inflammation caused by their activity, and therefore reduces pain in the throat. The medicine contains a large number of natural essential oils, eucalyptus, menthol, peppermint and other useful plants. They help accelerate the recovery of the affected mucosa and have a mild analgesic effect.
- The best pills for sore throats and sore throats are Lizobakt. The product belongs to the category of local antibiotics with increased safety. "Lizobakt" is quite expensive, but it has almost no contraindications and side effects, while it has high quality.
- Classic "Furacilin". Available in tablets, but is used to prepare solutions for rinsing the throat and oral cavity. The composition is safe and can be used at any desired frequency. At the same time, do not forget that the solution of "Furacilin" is categorically not recommended to be swallowed.
- "Bioparox". Especially indicated for purulent tonsillitis. It is a local antibiotic, acts directly on the focus of inflammation, kills bacteria.
- Tantum Verde. Available in the form of tablets and sprays, not recommended for children under 3 years. May provoke allergic reactions in case of intolerance to one of the components of the composition. The duration of treatment is no more than 5 consecutive days.
Now you know which pills for tonsillitis are most often prescribed by doctors to their patients. In conclusion, I would like to recall the once popular drug "Lugol's solution." It is applied to sterile cotton buds and used to treat inflamed tonsils, while simultaneously cleansing them mechanically. 
Additional recommendations
You can also choose pills from purulent sore throat from the list above. However, in some cases, it will be useful to add specific medications and folk remedies to taking:
- A plentiful warm drink with natural additives. For example, with chamomile or sage.
- Rinsing with saline (half a teaspoon of table salt per glass of warm water, manipulations are carried out every three hours).
- Rinse with soda solution or lemon juice diluted with water.
- Formation of a special, fortified diet. It includes products and dishes such as fruit and vegetable drinks, milk with honey, mineral water without gas).
Additional symptomatic treatment
In fact, it is important to purchase not only pills for sore throats and throats, but also antipyretic products, as well as antihistamines, the use of which will reduce the risks of allergic reactions from taking antibiotics. So, normalizing body temperature is easiest with paracetamol-based drugs. Adults can take one tablet of it no more than 4 times a day, the duration of admission on a regular basis should not exceed 5 days. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the fact that Paracetamol is not recommended for chronic alcoholism, liver and kidney pathologies. As for antihistamines, the classic Suprastin will suffice. 
Instead of completing
Which pills from a sore throat are better, of course, should be decided by the therapist. Only a specialist, based on the analysis data, as well as a general assessment of the patient's condition, will be able to draw conclusions about the necessary appointments and not cause additional harm to health. It is also important to remember that the treatment of such a serious disease should be carried out in a complex manner, unpleasant symptoms should be eliminated along with the cause of the ailment.