hi doc,i have a 7 years old daughter and she s having a cough for 10 days now i gave her solmux and tempra forte because she had a fever 2 days ago.we went to her pedia today and he gave meptin and klaricid and she took it around 2:30 pm after 3 hours she vomitted she said she don t like the taste of klaricid is it okay to take the 2 med at the same time?r just need to change the med?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO USE AZITHROMYCIN AN ANTIBIOTIC. YOU CAN STOP CLARIFIED. 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 