Hi doctor, my daughter is 9.5 yrs old. She has cold ,cough and mild sore throat since 2 days. I am giving her allegra for cold. I havent started on any antibiotics. For her cough, is bro-zedex effective or do you suggest a better one. please suggest me the dosage.
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 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 