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Devanshi is having cough and cold since August 16th.Showed her to doc and she took antibiotics till 18th September along with injection and nebulization.She was ok till Sep 26th but now again she is having cough and cold can we give her antibiotics

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Devanshi is having cough and cold since August 16th.Showed her to doc and she took antibiotics till 18th September along with injection and nebulization.She was ok till Sep 26th but now again she is having cough and cold can we give her antibiotics

Accepted Answer

Cough along with Cold and fever most of the time is a  viral illness or allergic and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration needs to be maintained. you can give steam inhalation which may be useful .
cough needs to be treated with medicine like anti allergic  expectorant bronchodilators antitussives or cough suppresents medicine which should be given only after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough and need.
In severe cough nebulisation can be given where medicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract.
Also if fefyver is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose is 15 mg/ kg body weight and can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .
Home remedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothhing.

#asktheexpert Devanshi is having cough and cold since August 16th.Showed her to doc and she took antibiotics till 18th September along with injection and nebulization.She was ok till Sep 26th but now again she is having cough and cold can we give her antibiotics