Suffering From Cold And Running Nose, Taking Allegra And Clavam But Not Effective. Advice?

Posted on Fri, 2 Aug 2013

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Question : hi doctor...for the three days i am suffering from cold and running nose....taking allegra 120 and clavam 625 since then but not effective at all..pls advice

Answered by Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (20 minutes later)

Hello,

Welcome to XXXXXXX

Common cold is caused by virus. So there is no effective medication effective till date to treat common cold. Anti-Histamine drugs they only relieves nasal stuffiness and runny nose to some extent. So dont worry about it,cold is not a serious problem.

If you want try OTC available Vapocaps and inhale vapours,you will get symptomatic relief.

Clavam 625 is an antibiotic,can be useful if you have sore throat or sinusitis.

Regards,
Dr.SIVAYOGI

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