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Cough at night
My 3 year old daughter has been having cough at night for almost a month now.. we have shown a pediatrician and he said its an allergy.prescribed cetrizine ..she gets a relief for some time but still gets a cough again the next evening or the day after..is it really safe if i give her cetrizine often
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Dr. Trupti Shetty
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Pune
U also need to rule out phlegm if she is coughing mainly at night. In that case a prescription for mucolytics along with nebulisations may help. A chest X-ray would also help in ruling out other causes
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