Can Recofast Be Given For Cold Symptoms While Taking Cepodem For Ear Infection?
I have 11 months old baby having fever ranging between 98 and 99.7 for past 7 days.. 7 days back doctor checked ear and told he has ear infection and recommend cepodem 100 2.5 ml two time and sinarest plus 5 ml two times a day. Now for past 2 days he is sneezing frequently and today his nose started running.. So can I switch back to recofast instead of sinarest plus and continue with antibiotic cepodem as I feel recofast is better than sinarest plus
Pls advice also for ear infection are we following right medicine
Weight of baby 7.5 kg
Thanks for your support
You can give recofast if you find it more effective
Detailed Answer:
Hi
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I have gone through the detail and do understand your concern.
Sinarest plus contains chlorpheniramine an antiallergic and phenylephrine a decongestant.
Recofast also contains phenylephrine but the antiallergic here is tripolidine.
Both tripolidine and chlorpheniramine are same group of antiallergic but chlorpheniramine has a comparitively faster clearance and thus may be less effective .
Both these medicines help in cold. But even after giving sinarest symptoms are there and as you have noticed recofast more effective, you can give recofast instead of sinarest.
Continue cepodem for ear infection as it works well on bacteria causing ear infection.
You can put nasal saline drop like nasoclear if you find that nasal secretions are getting dried.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Wishing for your child's rapid recovery.
Regards