Is pharyngitis just a sore throat

Condition analysis:
It would help if you would say what the medicines were. Probably one is an antibiotic and possibly one is an antiviral. One may be a cough medication, one an antihistamine or decongestant if there was sinus involvement, or an expectorant.

Pharyngitis is Latin for inflammation of the throat from any cause. The medical word for a sore throat is odynophagia. They go together, but they are not the same thing, just like broken eardrum and deafness are not the same thing.

We use the term pharyngitis most often to describe an infection of the throat, as with bacteria like Strep or with viruses, and rarely, fungi. But the post-nasal dripping from sinus allergies down onto to the throat also causes inflammation of the pharynx (throat) from the low grade but persistent physical trauma due to dripping. Technically, because it is inflammation of the throat, this is also pharyngitis, but not infectious.

By itself, pharyngitis gives only one local symptom: sore throat (non-local symptoms like fever are also possible). If there is also cough, there may also be bronchitis.

Instructions:
CAYENNE PEPPER POWDER
Cayenne pepper contains the anti inflammatory compound commonly known as capsaicin and this compound has very useful anti inflammatory properties that provides you relief from the symptoms of pharyngitis. Not only this, cayenne pepper also eliminate the infection from the throat. You can consume the powder with salad on by mixing it with warm water but the only thing is you have to follow it regularly to get the benefits.