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Is Phena P Syrup An Antibiotic. Given Two Doses For Fever And Cold. Safe?

Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2013

Question: Is phena p syrup antibiotic as my baby is 6week old and was given 2courses of phena p syrup for fever n cold

Answered by Dr. Guru (1 hour later)

Hi,

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Phena P syrup is not an antibiotic syrup. It contains two medicines which are promethazine hydrochloride and paracetamol.

Promethazine hydrochloride in this syrup is usually prescribed for allergic disorders and nausea/vomiting. Paracetamol in this syrup is usually prescribed for pain and fever. Phena P syrup should be cautiously used only under strict supervision of a Pediatrician.

Hope this helps!

Please let me know if you have any further queries!

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vasanth

Follow up: Dr. Guru (0 minute later)

Wil the phena p syrup harm my baby as it was prescribed by her pediatrician n also she was given her 6 week old painless vaccination yesterday but after coming home she cried miserably so we have her phena p only then did she become quite

Answered by Dr. Guru (20 minutes later)

Hi,

Thanks for the update and follow up.

Fever and crying after vaccination is quite common. It is not that it would harm the patient, but should be used under strict supervision of a Pediatrician as there are certain other effects of the medicine apart from just helping in allergic disorders, nausea/vomiting, irritability etc. And it would be prudent to discuss this with the Pediatrician prescribed it and who had analyzed the kid's problem better.

Hope this helps!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vasanth