Suggest Medication For Cold And Fever In An Infant

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2014

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Mon, 29 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : my son is 21 months old and has a bad cold but no fever. is there over the counter medicine i can give him? he us having a hard time sleeping.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No over the counter antihistamines

Detailed Answer:
Hi....I am sorry, at this age there are no over the counter antihistamines approved for self medication. But as a doctor a physician can use medicines like cetrizine, Levocetrizine, Chlorpheneramine, judiciously after clinical examination.

I suggest seeing a physician and get a prescription, so that the kid can be relieved.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar