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Toddler Can Be Given Dr. Brandy For Cold And Cough?

i son is 26 months old, he is down with cold and cough. can i give him 1 spoon of dr. brandy? he had viral few days back so he was on antibiotics, now he is down with cough..i dont want to give him more antibiotics... what should i do???????? pls suggest
posted on Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As your son is having cold and cough, it should be evaluated properly to find out the cause for the symptoms. It is very important to make proper diagnosis because acute respiratory tract infection as it may delays the milestones.

As your doctor as prescribed antibiotics for your son for the previous ailments and he has developed cold and cough once again.

As you have asked regarding giving brandy you should not give this as it may leads to irritation of the gastric mucosa and it may worsen the condition. If it is a viral infection it will come down by itself.

I would suggest you to give Syp Bricarex and Syp T Minic, it will improve your son condition.
Thank you.
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Toddler Can Be Given Dr. Brandy For Cold And Cough?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As your son is having cold and cough, it should be evaluated properly to find out the cause for the symptoms. It is very important to make proper diagnosis because acute respiratory tract infection as it may delays the milestones. As your doctor as prescribed antibiotics for your son for the previous ailments and he has developed cold and cough once again. As you have asked regarding giving brandy you should not give this as it may leads to irritation of the gastric mucosa and it may worsen the condition. If it is a viral infection it will come down by itself. I would suggest you to give Syp Bricarex and Syp T Minic, it will improve your son condition. Thank you.