Suggest Remedies For Running Nose And Teary Eyes In An Infant

Posted on Tue, 28 Jun 2016

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Question : My 2 yr old son is having running nose, with water coming from eyes also. Please suggest which medication to give. Earlier we used sinarest.
Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Chlorpheniramine with phenylephrine combination will help

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Most common cause of cough and cold in this age is some viral infection or allergy.
Here giving some decongestant like phenylephrine with anti allergic like chlorpheniramine helps.
Sinarest contains acetaminophen analgesic/antipyretic with chlorpheniramine an anti allergic and pseudophedrine a decongestant.
Sinarest contains acetaminophen which is not needed on regular basis in absence of fever.
I would suggest you to give syrup containing combination of phenylephrine and chlorpheniramine only like t-minic or maxtra syrup.
If there is fever you may give paracetamol.
In most of the cases cough/cold subsides within 3-4 days.Continue feeding as usual.
I hope this helps.
Wishing for your baby's good health.
Regards

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