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Cough n cold
My son is 6 months old with 8.1 kg, from last of days he have mild cough n cold so we consulted doctor and he prescribed macolite 0.5 ml thrice a day for 5 days. Yesterday night he gave him the syrup and today morning his cough has increased a lot, we again given drops as per prescribed.
Why after giving macolite drops his cough got increased a lot??
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For baby of such a small age, if course has not improved after mucolite and has actually increased, his chest and throat examination is important.
Please consult a Pediatrician for examination and advise accordingly.
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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. Alpana Meena
Pediatrician
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Sawai Madhopur
Don’t give macolite , can give maxtra but after physical examination
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