Hi my daughter is 3.5 year old she often has chest infection. Dr give her antibiotic. She got antibiotic 15days back n she was fine bt now again she has severe cough. I dont want to giv her antibiotic again n giving her bronchial mucolyte syrup 100ml. Pls guide me wht to do
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. 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