Suggest Treatment For Viral Coryza In An Infant

Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi,
My son is 8 weeks old, weighs 5.5 kg and for the last 2 days he is having nose blockage along with little cold and cough. The doctor suggested alerid 2 ml twice a day. But when I can check in the internet for dosage information, it is suggested for 6 months and above infants.

Please let me know whether we can use alerid 2 ml of twice a day to him or not.
Thanks for your help.

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Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No dont give.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting in healthcaremagic.

As per description your baby is having viral coryza which can be treated with antihistaminics.

Give Maxtra drop 0.5 ml three times daily for 7 days. Use Nasoclear nasal drop 1 drop both side every times before feeds ( it does not have any side effects).

Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju