My daughter is nearly 6 months,has a nasty cold, I ve given her 2.5ml of calpol & 0.3ml of ranitidine for her reflex. Can I also give her some piriton as someone suggested it helps to dry up the snot? She s really struggling to sleep she s so bunged up. I have done all the usual, chest rub, plug in vapouriser, saline nose spray, raised the cot, which just doesn t help.
Hi... Piriton is not licensed to be used at this age group. Do not use Portion. 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 mg/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 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 