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Vit A camp
Hi,
My son has got running nose today and sneezed. I gave 2.5mg cetrizine today.
Since there is Vit A drops camp organised by Tamilnadu Govt till 28th Feb , I planned to go to Anganwadi tomorrow to get Vit A drops for my son.
But today he got cold.
Is it safe to take vitA now?
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Yes it's safe. No issues
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Yes safe
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Yes, it is safe to give Vitamin A even if your child has a mild cold.
A simple running nose and sneezing without high fever or severe illness is not a contraindication for Vitamin A supplementation.
You can proceed if:
No high fever
Child is active
No severe vomiting or diarrhea
No serious illness
Mild cold, cough, or allergy symptoms are not a problem.
If the child develops high fever, is very dull, or unwell, then you can postpone until he recovers.
Cetirizine does not interfere with Vitamin A, so that is also fine.
So in this situation, you can safely take him to the Anganwadi for the Vitamin A drops.
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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T
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7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes u can take
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Dr. Jyothi
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Yes, can be taken
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Dr. Keerthana Sarapu
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
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Ahmednagar
You can give the dose
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
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Pune
Yes.
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
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9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes you can take Vitamin-A drops
No issues with having cold for taking Vitamin A drops
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Dr. Supe Vishal Laxman
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Dr. Mariyam Jahana Shirin Kattayadan
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Yes vit A during common cold is absolutely safe ..
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