A member asked:

Tonsils are all white sore throat dry heaving been on amoxicillin for three days haven't gotten better just worse?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Most pharyngitis...: ...is due to a virus, even when white patches are present. Amoxicillin and other antibiotics have no effect on viruses. This should improve on its own in a few days. If it doesn't, return to your doctor to be checked for other, less common problems, like mononucleosis.

Answered 6/16/2015

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