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Cold cough (maxtra and kufrils)
Hello sir
My kid age is 3 years 4months she got cold and cough
I used maxtra and kufril
When she was at 1yr old doctor suggested to give that medicines..and i taken confirm from him again when she was 2yrs he said use that medicine if she get cold and cough
When she was 2.5 again i asked he said YES
2.5 onwards we have not visit hospital
Now she is 3.4
Am using that medicines only
Is amdoing right?? Can anyone suggested can i follow the same ??
I used now nothing will happens right??
Google and chatgpt scaring us more to using about that medicines...
Pls help out me with this question..
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Treatment depends on the cause. Cough can be dry cough or wet cough. Reason can be infection or non infection. Repeated use of medication without evaluation is not good. Some medicines have side effects.
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Always get the child for check up whenever child has even moderate health problem.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Jay Gajjar
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Surat
If your child is active, playful and breathing comfortably, then usually there is no need to panic. A few doses of medicines like Maxtra/Kufril are unlikely to cause harm if given in proper dose.
The concern is mainly that cough-cold combination syrups in small children often give very limited benefit and can sometimes cause side effects like sleepiness, fast heartbeat or irritability.
For simple viral cold, supportive care is most important:
- Nasal saline drops
- Fluids
- Steam/humidified air
- Honey if age >1 year
Please avoid repeatedly giving old prescriptions without current pediatric advice, especially if fever, fast breathing, wheezing, poor feeding or persistent cough develops.
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Don't give Maxtra syrup it's has side effects
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
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It's better to avoid maxtra less than 4yrs , u can use cetrizine syrup in place of it
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