<human>: dear doctor my son is one year n one month.he has cough n fever from last 7-9 days..earlier doc prescribed him ventorin but as there was not significant change in cough,he prescribed asthakind nebulising and augmentin...but after nebulising yesterday,today he is couging a lot,,,though its dry cough..is it normal...
<bot>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 