AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question I have a viral infection. My main complaints are a sore throat, I am quit horse, (sometimes I sound like Mini Mouse because what tones do come out are at a very high octave), a huge amount of mucus, and now an earache. It all started about 7 day's ago. I need some relief form the pain. I'm writing because I'm concerned abut drug interaction. I take Toprol-xl, Coumadin, and Flovent HFA. Is there anything I can safely take for pain, (both throat, and ear), and to get rid of mucus to help minimize my cough?
Thank You, & Blue Skies,
Sandra Kline
Answer Hi Sandra,
As I see you have a respiratory infection, and for that yo are not taking a drug. I would recommend a course of azithromycin and ibuprofen and paracetamol to reduce your inflammation and pain. You may take 400 mg of ibuprofen 4 times a day and 500 mg of paracetamol also 4 times a day. You may require a prescription to purchase azithromycin. Let me know if that helps.
Ravi Ghooi
