<s>[INST] Hi doctor, my baby (1 yr and 2 mnths) old is having heat boils on the forehead and doctor has advised Clavam dry syrup. He has been given the syrup for the past two days and the boils is getting healed very slowly. However he has started getting the boils in other parts of the face. Is this a side effect for the syrup? If yes, is there anyalternative medicine that can be given? [/INST] Hi, Boil can occur anywhere in the body despite treatment. Your baby should be given antibiotics in syrup formulations like definite from cephalosporins or syrup claim is also good, but it might cause diarrhea in newborns, so if possible you can change the antibiotics but only after pediatrician consultation. I would suggest if claim is working on old boils, and they are getting cured and if baby has no diarrhea then you can continue with claim. Appearance of other boil has nothing to do with antibiotics. </s>