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Is It Safe To Take Roxid-150 For Fever And Cough?

Hi Doc,

I had a cold couple of days ago. and now i am suffering from fever along with cough.
i am taking the roxid-150 from past two days. but not the significant effect was found. should i move to another tab. like zocef-500

Thanks ,
Abhay Kulshrestha
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

The cold is normally caused by a virus so that antibiotics do not have any effect. Viral infections would cause the fever and cough.

Rarely is there also a bacterial infection. The use of antibiotics in a viral infection increases the chance of a person developing antibiotic resistance, a condition called MRSA.

If you have the common cold then the use of only symptomatic treatment and avoidance of antibiotics would be best. This means (1)using paracetamol 1g every 4 to 6 hours to help the fever
(2)rest if possible and increase the use of fluids (cool or cold)
(3)use a over the counter cough suppressant to decrease the intensity of the cough- your pharmacist would give what is available
(4) if the cough is wet, you can also obtain a mucolytic over the counter- these help to break up the mucus.

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Is It Safe To Take Roxid-150 For Fever And Cough?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The cold is normally caused by a virus so that antibiotics do not have any effect. Viral infections would cause the fever and cough. Rarely is there also a bacterial infection. The use of antibiotics in a viral infection increases the chance of a person developing antibiotic resistance, a condition called MRSA. If you have the common cold then the use of only symptomatic treatment and avoidance of antibiotics would be best. This means (1)using paracetamol 1g every 4 to 6 hours to help the fever (2)rest if possible and increase the use of fluids (cool or cold) (3)use a over the counter cough suppressant to decrease the intensity of the cough- your pharmacist would give what is available (4) if the cough is wet, you can also obtain a mucolytic over the counter- these help to break up the mucus. I hope this helps