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Suggest Remedies For Lung Infection And Cough In A Child

Hi there, My boy have lung infection when I bot him to the local hospital cause of height fever for the pass 5 day. After see GP still can t get well. Now the hospital doctor heve chane his medical to claRiThromycin 250mg - Antibiotic 2 table 2 time fever down ,but the cough is still there . His was given Zyrtec - 1 table 2 time a day n Oxymetazoline HCI 0.05% Nasel Drops 3 time aday . The doctor say both this medical can heal the coughs .But it seem his still having bad cough
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Hi.....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 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.
But before this we need rule not if it is wheezing or not...keeping in mind the changing season.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Remedies For Lung Infection And Cough In A Child

Hi.....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 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. But before this we need rule not if it is wheezing or not...keeping in mind the changing season. Regards - Dr. Sumanth