My baby is 1yrs 6months. He is suffuring from.cold & frequent cugh from 5 days. Dr. gave him Ambrodil S syrup and AUGMENTIN DUO syrup. But result is not satisfactory. Cold and cughing is still now. Suggest me what should I do. Please specify particular medicine for this.
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 (max ceiling dose 500 mg) 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 