My near 6 year old has had a nasty cough and cold, his glands were up but have gone down now. Took him to local Dr and had it confirmed there was no infection on his chest, in his ears or throat but he is still very pale, withdrawn and lethargic, he is also withdrawn at school. What can I do?
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 (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