hi doctor
my baby boy is 10 months old(9kg) he is suffering from running nose and severe cough his pediatrician gave him syrup I am sending you the pictures with recommended dose of 2.5 ml each for 3 times a day should I give him the recommended dosage ....plz help

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hi doctor
 my baby boy is 10 months old(9kg) he is suffering from running nose and severe cough his pediatrician gave him syrup I am sending you the pictures with recommended dose of 2.5 ml each for 3 times a day should I give him the recommended dosage ....plz help

Accepted Answer

hi dear
: Use honey, 2 to 5 mL, as needed. The honey thins the mucus and loosens the cough. (If you do not have honey, you can use corn syrup). Recent research has shown that honey is better than store-bought cough syrups at reducing how often coughing happens and how bad coughing is at night.

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Cold most of the time is a  viral illness where there could be running nose sneezing along with cough and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration . steam inhalation will also be useful in this .
cough needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine  which should be used once a proper evaluation by the to  doctor is done and  accordinfg to the type of cough its prescribed.
if any  fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the temperature and the dose can be repeated again after 6 hours  if required .

hi doctor my baby boy is 10 months old(9kg) he is suffering from running nose and severe cough his pediatrician gave him syrup I am sending you the pictures with recommended dose of 2.5 ml each for 3 times a day should I give him the recommended dosage ....plz help

A. hi dear : Use honey, 2 to 5 mL, as needed. The honey thins the mucus and loosens the cough. (If you do not have honey, you can use corn syrup). Recent research has shown that honey is better than store-bought cough syrups at reducing how often coughing happens and how bad coughing is at night.