My son is 14 months old. Suffering from cold, cough related problem. My Doctor gave him kidpred syrup ( 4ml thrice daily for 3/4 days) ) along with cetirizine syrup (2.5 ml od) and ambrodril -s syrup(5ml thrice daily). Is it ok for mu child? Use Kidpred is safe?
Hi... I personally do not recommend Kindred (Omnacortil) just for cough and cold as this is a steroid. Kindred is indicated only if the kid is severely breathless and is in sever wheeze. Otherwise - 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