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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough In A Child

My 4yr old son has a aggressive cough. His doctor prescribed him a cough syrup which has the same active ingredients as Robitussin DM, which he had already been taking twice a day for 2 weeks prior for a cold. His cough is dry, no phlegm, no other sympton but a runny nose. Any advice?
posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015
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From the symptoms,it seems your son might be having an allergic cough as he is not having any other associated clinical symptoms.
You can try an anti-allergic cough syrup containing fexofenadine. If symptoms still persists, get an x-ray done,and the routine blood counts.
Visit to a paediatrician might be required.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough In A Child

From the symptoms,it seems your son might be having an allergic cough as he is not having any other associated clinical symptoms. You can try an anti-allergic cough syrup containing fexofenadine. If symptoms still persists, get an x-ray done,and the routine blood counts. Visit to a paediatrician might be required.