My toddler is going to nursery and often picks up cold and flu bugs. She is again seeming to come down with a cold but I want to nip it before it becomes a full blown cold. Is there some medicine I could give my toddler to avoid setting of a full blown cold and cough. The throat bit I was able to eliminate with a combination of natural remedy - ginger juice honey and lemon and prospan syrup. Is there anything I could do for the cold.
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 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