<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My daughter is nearly 6 months,has a nasty cold, I ve given her 2.5ml of calpol 0.3ml of ranitidine for her reflex. Can I also give her some piriton as someone suggested it helps to dry up the snot? She s really struggling to sleep she s so bunged up. I have done all the usual, chest rub, plug in vapouriser, saline nose spray, raised the cot, which just doesn t help.  <response>: Hi... Piriton is not licensed to be used at this age group. Do not use Portion. 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 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 