My 1 year old son has an extremely bad cough, it is starting to make him sick. we cannot get to the doctor because of the adverse weather condition but my 3 year old daughter has an antobitic for tonsilitis called calvapen. could i give him a small dose of this till we can get to a doctor
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