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Child Has Fever And Cough. Prescribed Mefkind And Microcef. Safe?

Hello doc....my daughter who is 6 years old is running temp of 102 every 4 hours since yesterday nd has severe cough .my doc advised me to give Mefkind Forte every 6 hours.but im kinda confused as shud i give such a high dosage medicine..she is also on an antibiotic named Microcef-100.im nebulising her with Budate nd Livolin for the cough.plz advice.
Fri, 21 Dec 2012
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Hi ,
Thank you for your query.
Do not panic. Most probably she is suffering from viral respiratory infection.I would suggest you to give her paracetamol when she has fever....you can give her every 4 hrs..try some betadine gargle for the cough.For cough nebulisation is only required if she has asthma or wheeze.It is better to get a chest X ray and a blood test if you are really concerned.This should get over within 5 days.Hope this answers your query.Wishing your child a speedy recovery.Have a nice day.
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Child Has Fever And Cough. Prescribed Mefkind And Microcef. Safe?

Hi , Thank you for your query. Do not panic. Most probably she is suffering from viral respiratory infection.I would suggest you to give her paracetamol when she has fever....you can give her every 4 hrs..try some betadine gargle for the cough.For cough nebulisation is only required if she has asthma or wheeze.It is better to get a chest X ray and a blood test if you are really concerned.This should get over within 5 days.Hope this answers your query.Wishing your child a speedy recovery.Have a nice day.