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Suggest Treatment For Cough In Kid

hi doc,i have a 7 years old daughter and she s having a cough for 10 days now i gave her solmux and tempra forte because she had a fever 2 days ago.we went to her pedia today and he gave meptin and klaricid and she took it around 2:30 pm after 3 hours she vomitted she said she don t like the taste of klaricid is it okay to take the 2 med at the same time?r just need to change the med?
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO USE CLARITHROMYCIN AN ANTIBIOTIC. YOU CAN STOP CLARICID.

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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Suggest Treatment For Cough In Kid

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. I DON T THINK YOU NEED TO USE CLARITHROMYCIN AN ANTIBIOTIC. YOU CAN STOP CLARICID. 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