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10 Month Old Child, Cold, Fever. Prescribed Crophen, Relent. Safe For Use By Infants?

hi doctor, i have a 10 month old baby suffering from cold and fever . I have consulted a doctor near by my house and she has given crophen for fever and relent for cold. but crophen contains promethazine which is contraindicted in children below 24 months. can i use these medines for my baby. please give me a reply. thanking you
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relent has citrizine and ambroxol, which acts for both cold and dry cough, that shuld be enough for controling his running nose, for fever u can use a composition which contains only paracetamol- for ex- crocin drops 1.5 ml every 6 hrs once.
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10 Month Old Child, Cold, Fever. Prescribed Crophen, Relent. Safe For Use By Infants?

relent has citrizine and ambroxol, which acts for both cold and dry cough, that shuld be enough for controling his running nose, for fever u can use a composition which contains only paracetamol- for ex- crocin drops 1.5 ml every 6 hrs once.