<s>[INST] Hi my son is 6 months old and these days in end of oct. month the temp. is 26. I have given him banana last night and in the morning he have running nose. Same day at night he was coughing a lot. Now he is coughing so much that he cant even sleep. Please help me. I have asthalin syrup and brocin which one will be more effective. At night i have also given him cherry cough. [/INST] Hi.... 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 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  </s>