Sore throat caused by virus usually resolves on its own within 5-7 days without treatment. For viral infection, antibiotics do not help. Symptomatic treatment includes using paracetamol or ibuprofen for relieving fever and pain, which can be stopped if symptoms are tolerable and relieved. Aspirin cannot be used in children or teenagers as it is linked to Reye’s syndrome. For patients diagnosed with bacterial infection, antibiotics must be taken as full course even if the symptoms have been relieved to ensure the bacteria causing the infection is eliminated.