Do patients with pneumonia need long-term medication?

In general, if the patient's condition is mild and the body is recovering well, there is no need to take medication for a long time. However, if your symptoms are severe or you have other complications, you may need to take medication for a long time.

1. No need for long-term medication: For most adults with pneumonia, they can usually be cured within a week after proper antibiotic treatment. Therefore, anti-infective treatment with appropriate antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor is one of the key steps. It can also help speed up the healing process by resting and maintaining adequate water intake.If there are no obvious symptoms such as discomfort or fever, chest CT and other imaging examinations can be rechecked about 7 days after stopping the drug to determine whether it is completely cured;

2. Long-term medication: However, some elderly patients may have a high fever due to low immune function or other underlying diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, which may lead to severe inflammation in the lungs. At this time, it is recommended to continue to take oral amoxicillin capsules, cefixime dispersible tablets and other broad-spectrum antibiotics to control the infection according to the doctor's instructions, and if necessary, ambroxol hydrochloride injection can be combined to dilute the sputum to promote expectoration, and at the same time, it can be combined with nebulized inhalation budesonide suspension to reduce the symptoms of cough and sputum. After the body temperature returns to normal for 3-5 days, the dose is gradually reduced to the effect of stopping the drug to observe the effect, during which attention should be paid to monitoring the changes in blood routine and timely follow-up to adjust the treatment plan.

Whether patients with pneumonia need long-term medication should be analyzed and judged according to the specific situation, and cannot be generalized. Drink plenty of water, eat light and easy-to-digest food, and avoid spicy and irritating foods and seafood products to avoid aggravating the pre-existing condition.