my son is 2.9 yrs old. i gave him zifi 50 mg twice 5ml each time to cure his cough, cold and fever. aftergiving the medicine he is coughing very severely. is he allergic to this medicine? previouly i gv him some ceffixime combinations. they worked well on him. Pls advice another antibiotic.
Hi... Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  NO need for antibiotics. 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