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Suggest Medication For Sore Throat And Cough Due To Inhaling Bleach
I clean for a living and yesterday I used a lot of bleach . I was up half the night with sore throat coughing and trouble breathing .is there anything I can take for this ? Or do I have to wait it out .back at work today and can hardly stand the smell of any cleaning product .
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hello
Thanks for your query.
You should gurgle with luke-warm water thrice daily for 5 days. Amoxycillin (500 mg) capsules can be taken thrice daily for 5 days. Levocetrizine (5 mg) can be taken once daily at night for 7 days. This will relieve your symptoms for sure.
Thank you.
Regards,
Dr Arnab Maji
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for your query.
You should gurgle with luke-warm water thrice daily for 5 days. Amoxycillin (500 mg) capsules can be taken thrice daily for 5 days. Levocetrizine (5 mg) can be taken once daily at night for 7 days. This will relieve your symptoms for sure.
Thank you.
Regards,
Dr Arnab Maji
Consultant Pulmonologist
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