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Is Allergex Syrup Safe For Kids?
What are the effects of kids 1 year and under taking Allergex syrup long term? I work at a children's home and I am not to happy about some of the kids taking Allergex chronically when they don't seem to have an allergy, just runny noses. I believe it has also been administered for teething.
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Allergex contains chlorpheniramine and is not licensed and indicated in this age group. Most of the times runny nose in this age group is viral in origin and self-limiting. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.
For cold you can use cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose in every 12 hours for 3 days.For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4 to 6 hours to relieve nasal congestion.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Allergex contains chlorpheniramine and is not licensed and indicated in this age group. Most of the times runny nose in this age group is viral in origin and self-limiting. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.
For cold you can use cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose in every 12 hours for 3 days.For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4 to 6 hours to relieve nasal congestion.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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