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On Medication For Pneumonia. Developed Sore Mouth And Throat. Should I Be Worried?
Question: I am taking cephalexin 500 4times a day and roxithromycin 300 once a day following hospitalisation with pneumonia but I have now developed a red sore mouth and throat. I have one dose of the Rox 300 and 6 doses of the ceph 500 to complete the course of antibiotics. Should I be worried about my mouth and throat or am I just suffering a side effect that will pass after I stop the tablets
Hello and thanks for your query.
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
Yes, the sore mouth and throat with redness is indeed a adverse drug reaction that is noted to be associated with Cephalexin. And this should gradually stop once the treatment is over.
Roxithromycin fortunately does not reportedly cause similar effects to compound the problem.
You should at this stage, report this symptoms to your doctor as a part of good feedback, so that he is aware of the same. Of course, the decision rests with him, for the continuation and termination of Cephalexin. I would not think that this manageable sore symptoms, would prompt termination of treatment and moreover the benefit that this antibiotic is doing (only when entire course of tablets and days are completed) to kill the bacteria that has caused your pneumonia may be weighed over the manageable risk of soreness.
I could suggest you for now, to probably try a good home remedy of soothing the oral cavity by lukewarm water gargle or similar methods.
Let me know if I have missed out any other concern in your question.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that you have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
Dr Sujeet N Charugulla,
MBBS, MD.
Consultant Physician.
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
Yes, the sore mouth and throat with redness is indeed a adverse drug reaction that is noted to be associated with Cephalexin. And this should gradually stop once the treatment is over.
Roxithromycin fortunately does not reportedly cause similar effects to compound the problem.
You should at this stage, report this symptoms to your doctor as a part of good feedback, so that he is aware of the same. Of course, the decision rests with him, for the continuation and termination of Cephalexin. I would not think that this manageable sore symptoms, would prompt termination of treatment and moreover the benefit that this antibiotic is doing (only when entire course of tablets and days are completed) to kill the bacteria that has caused your pneumonia may be weighed over the manageable risk of soreness.
I could suggest you for now, to probably try a good home remedy of soothing the oral cavity by lukewarm water gargle or similar methods.
Let me know if I have missed out any other concern in your question.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that you have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
Dr Sujeet N Charugulla,
MBBS, MD.
Consultant Physician.
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