Evaluation of Treatments for Sore Throat Associated With Acute Pharyngitis and/or Viral Tonsillitis (PharyTol)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pharyngitis or tonsillitis or acute nasopharyngitis or viral-origin sore throat with odynophagia that began less than 72 hours before the inclusion visit according to the investigator's judgment
• Bacterial rhinopharyngitis with negative TROD test
• Effective contraception for female patients of childbearing age
• Cooperation and sufficient understanding to comply with the requirements of the trial
• Acceptance of registration in the SI-RIPH database
• Having received informed information and agreeing to give written consent
• Affiliated with the French Social Security scheme.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypersensitivity/previous allergy to any of the product components,
• Pharyngitis or tonsillitis or acute rhinopharyngitis complicated (phlegmon, acute otitis media, pneumonia…) or severely intolerable cough,
• Positive antigen test for influenza A/B or COVID-19 and infection requiring etiological treatment according to the recommendations,
• Other ongoing treatments for acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis (local treatment, antibiotics, corticosteroids, antiretroviral…),
• Comorbidities or health conditions deemed incompatible with the trial by the investigator,
• Recent otorhinolaryngology surgery (<6 months),
• Pulmonary pathology (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma…),
• Immunosuppression (according to patient's report),
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women,
• Currently participating in another clinical trial, or in the exclusion period, or having received total compensation of more than €6,000 in the 12 months prior to the start of the trial,
• Benefiting from legal protection measures (guardianship, trusteeship, deprivation of liberty, judicial protection).