
Suggest Medication For Dry Cough In A Child

Elders in the house also had same problem and they are better with Lecet tablet and Kuffdryl syrup.
What can i give my child for cough? Please help. Thanks.
Steam inhalation would be greatly beneficial.
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Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Irrespective of use of antibiotics, it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days. As you already mention, the fever is subsiding and so it is in the recovery stage.
You can continue the Tminic or Honitus but you should give steam inhalation to your child. Giving steam inhalation to your child helps in reducing the congestion. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief. Lecet syrup can be given. I would not suggest any other cough syrup.
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Depends on the body weight of the child.
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It would be 2.5 ml once daily if his weight is lesser than 10 kg and 5 ml if his weight is above 10 kg.
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Steam inhalation would also be relevant for adults (in the house as you've mentioned earlier) when they have cough.
Wish you all the best.
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