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Is It Safe To Give Meftal For Cold,cough And Fever In Infants?
Hello..my son is 7.5 month old and from last 4 days he is having severe cold n cough and little fever too dr.has suggested to give him maxtra,fenapil and kofarest but result is not satisfying daily in morning fever is there than dr.suggested mefatil p...want to know how much it is effective and after starting dis my son will not get fever again ?
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your child has symptoms of cough, cold and fever which is due to viral infection or upper respiratory tract infection. Meftal P as suggested to you by doctor is a safe medication and it can be given to your child. You have to monitor dose and give it after every 4 hrly. Along with that you have to give tepid cold sponging to your child. I would suggest you to visit pediatrician once and get it examined if symptoms keeps on persisting. The most common side effects of Meftal-P are gastritis, abdominal discomfort, bleeding, so it should not given on empty stomach and the duration of treatment should not be long. You should go for blood test and sputum test as well to find out proper diagnosis and start treatment accordingly.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your child has symptoms of cough, cold and fever which is due to viral infection or upper respiratory tract infection. Meftal P as suggested to you by doctor is a safe medication and it can be given to your child. You have to monitor dose and give it after every 4 hrly. Along with that you have to give tepid cold sponging to your child. I would suggest you to visit pediatrician once and get it examined if symptoms keeps on persisting. The most common side effects of Meftal-P are gastritis, abdominal discomfort, bleeding, so it should not given on empty stomach and the duration of treatment should not be long. You should go for blood test and sputum test as well to find out proper diagnosis and start treatment accordingly.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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