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I am having cold and fever and throat is paining due to swollen tonsils .what should I do. Please help me out which antibiotic should I take.
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Cold, fever, throat pain may be due to pharyngitis, tonsillitis or other conditions. Only tonsillitis is to be treated with penicillin group of antibiotics. Unnecessary antibiotics are not only useless ,but harmful too. I would suggest you to gurgle and take tab. Paracetamol for 2 to 3 days. If there is no improvement, consult a good ENT doctor.
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