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Is Atarax Drops Safe For A 3 Month Old Child?

Posted on Wed, 29 Jun 2016

Question: Hello Doctor, my 3.5 month old daughter is having cough from around 3 weeks, she was prescribed coscopin paediatric suspension, 2.5 ml 3 times a day for 5 days. After a week of medicine she is still having cough. Now her doctor prescribed Atarax drops 1 ml twice a day and Pulmoclear syrup , both for 7 days. Is Atarax drop safe for her and what side effects we should take care of.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not only atarax in fact none of the medicines are licensed at this age

Detailed Answer:
Hi....I understand your concern. I am glad that no antibiotics have been suggested. But at the same time none of the above medicines have been licensed to be used at this age group.

Cough and are viral in origin in 95% of the cases. They will settle by themselves.

Moreover cough is a protective reflex and it helps to clear the airway in this age group. So it should not be suppressed.

Coming to your query...Side effects of Atarax include -

1. Drowsiness
2. Thickening of bronchial secretions.
3. Headache
4. Urinary retention

Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

hello Doctor, thank you very much for your prompt reply, unfortunately i have adminstered her only 1 dose to my daughter, i will stop it immediately. But she is coughing from a month now, a paediatrician near to my house prescribed her Mucolite drops and Maxtra drops both 0.3ml twice a day for five days. we had to go to Dr XXXXXXX Sehgal for vaccination and he prescribed Atarax and Pulmoclear.
what should we do Dr, pls kindly help.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cough of such a long duration could be due to wheeze

Detailed Answer:
Hi...cough of such a long duration could be due to wheezing. I have a few questions for you - Kindly get back with answers so that I cn guide you better.

Questions:
1. How many days per month does she cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does she feel breathless when she is active?
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes?
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.?
6. Is the cough always associated with fever?

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (10 minutes later)

1. she XXXXXXX coughs randomly during day and night, everyday she is mot coughing during night , but yes almost after every feed. sometimes while playing or cooing

2. hardly she wakes up, when she coughs we XXXXXXX her a little and she falls bacl to sleep. We do not hear any wheezing sound.

3. she does not feel or look breathless when active

4. these symptons stated end pf april in XXXXXXX we moved back to XXXXXXX onn7th may. we were in XXXXXXX for my wifes delivery and my daughter was born on 6th feb 2016

5. i have a history of allergy and allergic asthama

6. since cough symptoms she is not having any fever nor any running nose. mucus comes out when she sneezes.

pls kindly help Dr. very worried.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
By what you quote - it is an allergic cough or multitriggeredwheeze

Detailed Answer:
Hi...by what you quote I feel that it could be an allergic cough or multi triggered wheeze.

Suggestions:

1. There are certainly alternative management therapies in allopathy now-a-days. Medicine has advanced a lot and allergic cough like this is 100% controllable.

2. Inhalers are the newest management strategies for this. If I were your paediatrician I would have suggested the use of Levolin and this can used as rescue therapy whenever the kid is having severe cough.

3. The technique is very important and very crucial for the drug to be delivered correctly to the lungs. Regularity of medicine usage also matters a lot. So do not discontinue abruptly after you notice some improvement. The technique of administering an inhaler using a spacer has to be taught to you by your doctor and these are prescription medicines. So I suggest you consult your paediatrician for this.

4. Triggers can be environmental changes/ dust/ talcum powder/ seasonal changes/ un-cleaned a/c vents/ cold weather etc....we can specifically say this is the cause - unless we observe the kid closely - best person is the parent.

I wish your kid a speedy recovery. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link. Once the page opens there will be an option below my image as – ASK ME A QUESTION – click on it. In this way even in health care magic you can follow up always with a single doctor who knows the history of your kid completely. Please find the link below -
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (4 minutes later)

is it ok to stop atarax and Pulmoclear after 1 dosage given ?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can stop Atarax and Pulmoclear

Detailed Answer:
Hi....you can stop Atarax and Pulmoclear. I suggest you approach your pediatrician for Levolin inhaler and the technique.

If it is possible please keep me updated about the baby's health.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar