Virucidal action of sore throat lozenges against respiratory viruses parainfluenza type 3 and cytomegalovirus

Koflet Lozenges in the Treatment of Sore Throat

Forty eight patients of either sex aged 18 – 60 years entered the study to test the efficacy and tolerability of a herbal preparation known as Koflet lozenges. Twenty three of them had catarrhal pharyngitis, sixteen had catarrhal tonsillitis and nine of them had both. The dosage was 3 lozenges every 8 hours for 3 days in patients with sore throat and related signs and symptoms. The patients wer...

Serological survey for antibodies against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and parainfluenza 3 viruses among cattle in Iran

Sore throat.

INTRODUCTION About 10-30% of people present to primary healthcare services with sore throat each year. The causative organisms of sore throat may be bacteria (most commonly Streptococcus) or viruses (typically rhinovirus), although it is difficult to distinguish bacterial from viral infections clinically. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following ...

Amylmetacresol/2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, hexylresorcinol, or carrageenan lozenges as active treatments for sore throat

Up to 80% of sore throats are caused by viruses. Several over the counter products are available which provide symptomatic, not causal relief. For such lozenges, containing the antiseptics and local anesthetics amylmetacresol (AMC) and 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol (DCBA) or hexylresorcinol (HR), recently an additional virucidal effect was published. Therefore, we tested a set of Strepsils® lozeng...

Just a sore throat? Uncommon causes of significant respiratory disease.

We present two uncommon underlying causes of a sore throat which, if missed or delayed in diagnosis, can lead to disastrous consequences. Our first case is of Lemierre's syndrome diagnosed in a 21-year-old man presenting with a 5-day history of sore throat, fever, right-sided pleuritic chest pain and bilateral pulmonary nodules on CT imaging. Fusobacterium necrophorum cultured from peripheral b...