Hi there, My boy have lung infection when I bot him to the local hospital cause of height fever for the pass 5 day. After see GP still can t get well. Now the hospital doctor heve chane his medical to claRiThromycin 250mg - Antibiotic 2 table 2 time fever down ,but the cough is still there . His was given Zyrtec - 1 table 2 time a day n Oxymetazoline HCI 0.05% Nasel Drops 3 time aday . The doctor say both this medical can heal the coughs .But it seem his still having bad cough
Hi..... 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\u00a0mg/kg/dose 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\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal