Oral Medication and Sore throat

 Sore throat is treated best with medicines taken orally. Oral medication, in simple words, is medicine administered through the mouth and includes a wide range of tablets, pellets, capsules, powders, syrups, lozenges and pastilles. It is also versatile, as many formulations can be made available in these forms.

Oral medication is most popular because it is easy, safe and convenient. One can self-administer the dosage without having to visit the doctor at the prescribed times, like one would have to go for an injection or an IV. It is also a pain-free method. 

Whether a drug is to be given orally or not, really depends on the bio-availabilty quotient of the particular drug. It also depends on the ability of the gastro-intestinal tract of the particular patient to absorb the drug administered. If there are problems in gastro-intestinal absorption in the person, then medicines administered orally may not have the desired effect. In that case, injections –subcutaneous or intravenous - as advised by the medical professional are used. In times of medical emergencies, injectable medication is preferred over oral medicines as it has to take effect urgently.  

Coming back to oral medication, it is very important to abide by the exact quantity and measure of the dosage. One has to keep this in mind, more so since it is self-administered. The exact timing too has to be adhered to. Usually oral medicines are taken before or after the meal to aid absorption. While taking the medicine, the user has to follow the instructions on the packet or the doctor’s instructions on the prescription.

To treat a sore throat there are anti-inflammatory drugs, pain killers, antihistamines, syrups, lozenges and pastilles. Antibiotic tablets are used for strep-throat infection caused by bacteria. Lozenges and pastilles like Curkey® do provide quick relief from sore throat and need to be kept in the mouth and let dissolve, for quick relief from sore throat.