What Medication Should a Child Take for Coughing?

Question

My child has been coughing since they got a cold. What medication can I give them to quickly relieve the cough?

Answer

1. If the cough is caused by external wind-cold, you can choose traditional Chinese medicine like Qingxuan Cough Granules, Xiao Qinglong Decoction, or Western medicine such as Children’s Acetaminophen Sulphonate, Children’s Sugar Syrup.
2. If the cough is caused by external wind-heat, children under 2 years old can take Children’s Cold and Cough Syrup, Huluxian Powder, Children’s Baotai Kang Granules, and Children’s Heat Rapid Relief Oral Liquid; children over 2 years old can choose Children’s Cold Syrup, Children’s Pharyngitis Granules, Silver and Yellow Oral Liquid, Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, Antiviral Oral Liquid, etc. Western medications like Tylenol Cold Syrup, Children’s Anacin, and Merck syrup are also common choices.