Potential of effective topic monotherapy in patients with acute tonsillopharyngitis

Despite the wide arsenal of available drugs for systemic and local therapy acute tonsillopharyngitis still remains the most common cause of outpatient treatment, not only to otolaryngologists, but also to general practitioners and pediatricians during the seasonal burden of acute respiratory tract infectious diseases. Systemic antibioticotherapy in cases of acute bacterial tonsillopharyngitis should be prescribed according to strict indications, in case of viral tonsillopharyngitis, as a rule, only adequate local therapy is required. The main purpose of topical treatment is pain relief, which significantly reduces the quality of life of a patient with acute tonsillopharyngitis. The monotherapy of topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs combines both pathogenetic and symptomatic treatment. Currently, there are many different ways of delivering topical drugs to relieve sore throat. The using of a spray allows to achieve the longest contact of the drug with the affected mucous membrane of the pharynx.

acute tonsillopharyngitis, topical therapy, sore throat, topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs