Can I take western medicine to treat my cough

Whether cough should be treated with western medicine is mainly determined by the specific conditions of the disease. If it is an upper respiratory tract infection, the patient can take antiviral drugs at home, take oral antipyretic drugs and drink more water when fever occurs, and the condition can be cured; If cough is caused by other diseases, patients need systematic examination and treatment, including oral western medicine or intravenous medication. For example, the cough caused by lobar pneumonia, other diseases such as bronchiectasis and infection, lung abscess, and acute attack of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will cause patients to cough, accompanied by a large number of expectoration, hemoptysis, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and dyspnea. These diseases need to be hospitalized in hospital, not only oral western medicine but also intravenous medication.