Abstract

DRUGS USED ON RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN PEDIATRICS - A REVIEW

Ashitha Ephrem, Meghana C. R.* and A. R. Shabaraya

Abstract

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are contagious conditions which involved in respiratory tract. This type of infection is classified as an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) or a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Lower respiratory infections, similar as pneumonia, tend to be more severe than upper respiratory infections, similar as the common cold wave. Pediatric respiratory tract infections are the most common reasons for croaker visits and hospitalization, and that's associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The part of croakers and other healthcare professionals has expanded from hardly treating complaint to enforcing measures aimed at health conservation and complaint forestallment. The end of this review is for a better understanding of medicines in RTIs and to enlighten the knowledge of RTIs that's frequently seen as intermittent infection in pediatrics. This review also aims at pharmacotherapy, specific bias and medicines used under RTI, and as well as perfecting the quality of life of the cases.

Keywords: Pediatric respiratory tract infection, Pharmacotherapy. Preface.