Child Suffering From Cough And Cold, Prescribed Grillintus And Azithrol. But Got Azilide Instaed Of Azithrol. Same?

Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2013

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Question : Hello Doctor,
My daughter is 1yr old, she was suffering from cough with cold. The doctor had prescribed Syp.Grillintus BM & Azithrol 100. the chemist had given me Azilide-100 instead of Azithrol 100 , are these both are same.

Answered by Dr. Taher Y Kagalwala (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, both Azilide and Azithrol are the same.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXX,

Thank you for posing your direct query to me on www XXXXXXX com. The to-the-point answer is that yes, the two medicines are the SAME. Both contain Azithromycin, a commonly used short-duration, once a day antibiotic for coughs and colds due to bacterial infection.

If the doctor has used Grilinctus BM, he/she is probably suspecting a sort of allergic cough with narrowing of the airways due to secretions from the lining of the airways and/or spasm of the muscles of the airways.

You should give the azithromycin for 3 days and the cough syrup for at least six days.

I hope that answers your question.

Thank you once again, and may your daughter become well soon.

Dr. Taher

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