My 15 month old son had a cough for two weeks followed up by a week of fever up to 105.8...it broke after 5 days and he seemed to be better then, two days ago the coughing reappeared and now the fever again - any clues if there is something more I can be doing...I am treating with Tylenol, humidifier, honey etc...he finished a course of antibiotics four days ago.
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 