Is Phenoxymethylpencillin The Right Medicine For Sore Throat?

Posted on Mon, 22 Dec 2014

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Question : My daughter was prescribed Phenoxymethyl Penicillin 250mg for a sore throat. She has been taking them Saturday morning but it still seems to be getting worse, white spots appearing. At what point would you expect the antibiotics to kick in and start things improving?

Original sore throat picture attached.

Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
2 to 3 days

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
It looks like phyringitis.
You are on right track, continue the same.
It may take 2 to 3 days to resolve.
Hope i helped you.

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