A young child of almost 4 years was prescribed  250mg of Klacid because  of a infection of the chest which caused a continuous coughing, after a week of taking this medicine the cough subsided. The child went to school for just a day and came back coughing and sneezing. How should this cough be treated and with what medicine if a PEDITRICIAN IS TO PRESCIBE MORE MEDICINE TO GET RID OF THIS COUGH.
This looks like an allergic cough or a viral infection.Also, could be asthma.  Child should not take this medication continuously. The AAP recommends that a child less than 5 year old should to receive cough medicine as it stops protective cough reflexes that are protective to prevent build up of congestive secretions and increases chances of pneumonia in these little child Chat Doctor. You could look out for sources of allergy-dust mites, pets, smoke or paint vapors. Zyrtec child