What is the preferred drug for pediatric bronchopneumonia

Pediatric bronchopneumonia should usually identify the cause, and for treatment of the cause, anti-infective drugs and cough and phlegm drugs should be preferred; If you have symptoms of shortness of breath and wheezing, you can use cough and asthma medications.

1. Pediatric bronchopneumonia is usually caused by bacterial infection, so penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics are the first choice. Commonly used drugs in clinical practice mainly include: amoxicillin clavi potassium granules in children, cefixime in children, ceprofenene in children and other drugs. If the cough symptoms are severe, it can also be treated with infusions of drugs such as penicillin sodium and ceftriaxone.

In the case of viral infection, antiviral therapy, such as ribavirin, is preferred; If mycoplasma infection is present, macrolides such as azithromycin may be used.

2. Cough and phlegm drugs: After children have bronchopneumonia, they usually have symptoms of cough and phlegm, and they can take ambroxol and other treatments under the guidance of doctors.

3. If there is bronchospasm and symptoms of suffocation, wheezing or coughing and wheezing, you can use antiasthmatic drugs such as aminophylline or albuterol aerosol and other drugs to relieve the symptoms as soon as possible.

When a child has pediatric bronchopneumonia, please go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition, and the above mentioned drugs should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.