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What Is The Treatment For Cold And Cough?
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My daughter is 1 year 3 months old.She is having cold and cough.She is prescribed with mucolite,allegra and azithral.Azithral has been prescribed for 3 days-5ml once in a day,allegra and mucolite 2ml both thrice a day for 5 days.Please advice
My daughter is 1 year 3 months old.She is having cold and cough.She is prescribed with mucolite,allegra and azithral.Azithral has been prescribed for 3 days-5ml once in a day,allegra and mucolite 2ml both thrice a day for 5 days.Please advice
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
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. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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