NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
A benign growth on the vocal cord, often from voice overuse or smoking, causing persistent hoarseness; managed with voice rest, speech therapy, and ENT referral for microlaryngoscopy and removal if it does not improve, since there is no drug treatment. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
A benign growth on the vocal cord, often from voice overuse or smoking, causing persistent hoarseness; managed with voice rest, speech therapy, and ENT referral for microlaryngoscopy and removal if it does not improve, since there is no drug treatment.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - Hoarseness persisting beyond three weeks, especially in a smoker, needs ENT assessment to exclude laryngeal cancer.