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Is Ventorlin Good For Child For Cold And Cough?

Is ventorlin good for child cold and cough ?
hi,my 11yearS 4months old daughter was prescribed ventorlin syrup.ventorlin 5 ml 6 HOURLY ONCE times 7days ,she was first having cold with runny and blocked nose.i just wanted to know that dr.prescribed her a correct medication or not because ventorlin is a bronchodilator?it will have any side effect or not?she had no wheezing.it is dry coughing i think.
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
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Ventorlin (Salbutamol) is a bronchodilator and your doctor has prescribed it because often in case of such cough, bronchospasm occurs. He has not prescribed the wrong medicine. But if you feel that she does not have wheezing, you may skip giving it and reserve if for times of respiratory distress, if it occurs. The side effect of ventorlin is increased heart rate but let me assure you that this is a very widely used medicine and well tolerated and so you need not worry about the side effects.

Give your child steam inhalation twice or thrice a day and I think that she would get some relief. Also add some antiallergic syrup like Relent which will also help in diluting the cough. The cold has been caused by a viral infection and generally takes 5-7 days to recover. Please be patient till then.
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Is Ventorlin Good For Child For Cold And Cough?

Ventorlin (Salbutamol) is a bronchodilator and your doctor has prescribed it because often in case of such cough, bronchospasm occurs. He has not prescribed the wrong medicine. But if you feel that she does not have wheezing, you may skip giving it and reserve if for times of respiratory distress, if it occurs. The side effect of ventorlin is increased heart rate but let me assure you that this is a very widely used medicine and well tolerated and so you need not worry about the side effects. Give your child steam inhalation twice or thrice a day and I think that she would get some relief. Also add some antiallergic syrup like Relent which will also help in diluting the cough. The cold has been caused by a viral infection and generally takes 5-7 days to recover. Please be patient till then.