Question
What anti-inflammatory medication should a child with a cold and cough take? The cough has been going on for about four or five days, and since the child is young, we need to use medication with minimal side effects.
Answer
Mom, you can give your child traditional Chinese medicine anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Xiao’er Bai Cao San or Monkey Ear Ring Anti-inflammatory Granules, which have fewer side effects. If these medications are ineffective, consider using cephalosporin or penicillin antibiotics, which also have relatively fewer side effects in children. At the same time, you can also use lung-cooling and blood-cooling medications, such as Ambroxol Oral Solution or Acetylcysteine Granules.