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Suggest Remedy For Cough And Phelgm
Hi Doctor My baby is on holiday in India. He is 3 months old. He has got cough and flem, we visited a paediatrician and he had prescribed for ventolim 1.5ml 3 times a day. But our Australian paediatrician has us not to take ventolin until 6months old. What is the best medication at this stage
Mon, 11 May 2020
Hi dear,
If he do not have fever or breathing difficulty, this probably indicates a viral respiratory infection.
Ventolin contains albuterol/salbutamol, a bronchodilator that will reduce cough if there is wheezing in chest. Wheezing in infants is better treated by nebulisation, but this may not be feasible during a trip.
Although ventolin can be safely given to 3m old baby in time of need, levosalbutamol will be more apt. You can give syrup Levolin(levosalbutamol 1mg/5ml) 1.5ml 3 times a day. If the cough is not disturbing, and he is active and playful, cough will subside without any medicines in 3-5 days.
If develops fever or breathing difficulty, or refuses to feed, kindly take him back to doctor.
Hope I have answered your query
Let me know if I can assist you further
Dr Muhammed Aslam, Paediatrician
If he do not have fever or breathing difficulty, this probably indicates a viral respiratory infection.
Ventolin contains albuterol/salbutamol, a bronchodilator that will reduce cough if there is wheezing in chest. Wheezing in infants is better treated by nebulisation, but this may not be feasible during a trip.
Although ventolin can be safely given to 3m old baby in time of need, levosalbutamol will be more apt. You can give syrup Levolin(levosalbutamol 1mg/5ml) 1.5ml 3 times a day. If the cough is not disturbing, and he is active and playful, cough will subside without any medicines in 3-5 days.
If develops fever or breathing difficulty, or refuses to feed, kindly take him back to doctor.
Hope I have answered your query
Let me know if I can assist you further
Dr Muhammed Aslam, Paediatrician
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