my child is suffering from cold and cough. she is 3 months old.she is not taking milk as per normal quantity. when i went to a doctor he advised me to give her coriminic drops. someone told me that it is not advisable to give that medicine to infants. is it safe to give that medicine. if so what should be the dosage.
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Criminal is s combination medicine. I do more advice it. 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. For nasal block, plain saline nasal