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Suggest Medication For Indigestion,sore Throat,fever And Running Nose
My daughter is 7 months old and we have traveled from US to India. She had an upset stomach a week back for which her Ped prescribed her Septran and Bacigyl. Now she is suffering from a runny nose, sore throat and had 99 fever one night. I gave her tylenol for that night (0.8 ml). She is being given Phexin (125mg: 3 times a day) and Phenergan syrup (4 times a day). I was wondering if this is the right course of medication as I read pretty nasty stuff about Phenergan online.
Thu, 6 Aug 2015
Hi...Phenergan is Promethazine is not indicated or licensed in this age group. s 95% of the times cough and cold are viral they do not require antibiotics as such. 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.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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