MY CHILD IS ONE YEAR OLD HE WAS HAVING COUGH WE TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR HE GAVE TWO COUGH SYRUP AFTER TAKING SYRUP HIS BODY TEMP. BECAME 101*C THEN THE DOCTOR ADVISED AZYTHRAL SYRUP 200MG 4ML. AFTER GETTING NORMAL FOR 3DAYS HE IS AGAIN HAVING FEVER 102*C AND RUNNING NOSE FOR LAST TWO DAYS CAN WE GIVE HIM AZITHRAL SYRUP AGAIN AND WHAT DOSE
Hello, 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 (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) 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. LITERAL IS AN ANTIBIOTIC AND IS NOT INDICATED HERE PLEASE. For the nasal block, plain saline nasal