My 10 year old daughter has come down with very bad cold. She has stuffy nose and thick snot coming out since yesterday. We are travelling and don t have access to her paediatrician. I am giving her 5 ml Alerid a day and 7.5 ml sinarest twice a day. She also has intermittent cough. Is this medication sufficient ?
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 (maximum 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. For nasal block, plain saline nasal