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Is it safe to maxtra oral drops to baby
My son is 8 month old and his weight is 8.2kg.He has been down with fever since yesterday so his doc gave him crocin drops for fever and maxtra oral drops for runny nose.is it safe to give maxtra drops 0.5 ml thrice a day to baby's as it's written on medicine cover not to give maxtra to children below 5yrs?
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Dr. Rahul Raosaheb Raut
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Beed
For fever Crocin drops is perfect .. but for runny nose use only nasal drops.. keep baby hydrated..
No need of maxtra drops..
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
So any cold and cough medicine not advised below 5 years
But that is according to west but we live in densely populated country so not possible to totally avoid the use
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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Raipur
Avoid giving maxtra before age 4 years
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Dr. Richa Singh Rajawat
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Noida
Go with your Pediatrician and follow the advice.
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