What kind of medicine to take for bronchitis can not be generalized, there are many reasons for bronchitis, which can be caused by viral infections, bacterial infections, pathogenic microorganisms such as mycoplasma, chlamydia, and bronchitis caused by the stimulation of physical and chemical factors. Bronchitis caused by viral infection can be treated with antiviral therapy, or with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese herbal medicine. Bronchitis due to bacterial infection can be given antibiotics for anti-infection treatment, penicillins, such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, or cephalosporins, such as cephalosporin, cefuroxime and so on. Macrolide antibiotics, such as azithromycin and erythromycin, may also be given. In case of bronchitis caused by mycoplasma and chlamydia infections macrolide antibiotics are to be used, azithromycin and erythromycin just mentioned can be applied. If the patient is older than 18 years old can also use quinolone antibiotics, such as moxifloxacin, levofloxacin mesylate and so on. However, it is important to note at this point that they should not be used in people under the age of 18. If it is caused by a physical or chemical irritant, the best treatment is to get out of the environment in question. If there is an allergic cough, coughing more frequently, and want to cough when the throat is itchy, it may be caused by some kind of irritation, and you can also use anti-allergic drugs to control the symptoms.