Suggest treatment for fever and allergic bronchitis
Patient: Hi My dad is about 64 yrs and he has fever which ranges between 103 - 101 since last night. He also has allergic bronchitis. He is taking Sporidex 500, Dolo and deriphilin. Is this right medicine ? Secondly, he may have got the fever from my mom who had about 102 fever a few days ago. She took Novamox and Solo and she is now fine. Should his medicine be changed ? I feel Sporidex is the wrong medicine for his problem. Please advice. Thanks Arvind Doctor: hi , thanks for your questioni completely understand your problemactually in respiratory tract infection antibiotic is mandatory if sputum is purulent and choice of antibiotic depends. treatment starts with an empirical antibiotic after that if the patient is not responding we send a sputum pyogenic culture and senstivity according to which we can specifically know the pathogen and we can also know the antibiotic which will kill that organism causing infection . u can continue with the same antibiotic or else start on with a new second generation cefalosporin adter consulting a pulmonologist who can always guide you betteru can wait for a day or two to see the response. thanks/ regardsfeel free to ask more questionsmay god bless your family a good health