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Child Having Throat Congestion, Vomiting Phlegm And High Fever. On Vomikind, Dolo 250, Moxclav Bd. Voice Changing
Hello Doctor, my baby is 6 months old, she is suffering for three days from troth congestion, vomiting bring out phloem and high fever . Doctor has suggested Vomikind syrup 5ml morning and evening + Dolo 250 suspension 5ml every four hours + Moxclav BD 228.5 mg 5ml morning and evening + mucolite drops 0.5 ml morning and evening. The problem is my daughter has started reacting and her voice is changed. Iam so worried what is she suffering with and is the prescribed medicine right? Please suggest !
Mon, 18 Mar 2013
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Even before I went through your message properly one thing is very striking and prominent here.
A baby of 6 months is being given dolo 250 mg, 5 mL every 4 hours. Either you should be wrong in mentioning that your baby is 6 months old or you might have mentioned the dosage wrong.
This is because that much dosage of paracetamol is given to a 16 or 17 kg baby. Normally, a baby of 6 months will weigh around 6 kg and a dosage of 90 mg per dose is sufficient in such a kid. The normal dosage of paracetamol is 15mg/kg/dose.
So there is something wrong. Please reply immediately.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Even before I went through your message properly one thing is very striking and prominent here.
A baby of 6 months is being given dolo 250 mg, 5 mL every 4 hours. Either you should be wrong in mentioning that your baby is 6 months old or you might have mentioned the dosage wrong.
This is because that much dosage of paracetamol is given to a 16 or 17 kg baby. Normally, a baby of 6 months will weigh around 6 kg and a dosage of 90 mg per dose is sufficient in such a kid. The normal dosage of paracetamol is 15mg/kg/dose.
So there is something wrong. Please reply immediately.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty
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