Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough And Fever In A Child

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2017

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Question : Hi,
My child is having dry cough with fever around 100 from last 1 day. Please suggest

Regards

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Looks like a viral upper respiratory infection

Detailed Answer:
Hi....by what you say this looks like a viral upper respiratory infection. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.

For cough you can use Syrup Ascoril D Junior, 3.5ml thrice a day for 3 days. But this is a prescription drug and you will need a doctor's prescription for this.

For fever - Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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