<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My son is 14 months old. Suffering from cold, cough related problem. My Doctor gave him kidpred syrup 4ml thrice daily for 34 days along with cetirizine syrup 2.5 ml od and ambrodril -s syrup5ml thrice daily. Is it ok for mu child? Use Kidpred is safe?  <response>: Hi... I personally do not recommend Kindred Omnacortil just for cough and cold as this is a steroid. Kindred is indicated only if the kid is severely breathless and is in sever wheeze. Otherwise - Cough and cold are viral 95 of the times in child Chat Doctor. 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 15 mgkgdose max ceiling dose 500 mg 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 Cetirizine at 0.25 mgkgdose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 