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Dear doctors. My 20 months baby has runny and stuffy nose since 8 days. It's not getting better the mucus in nose is green/yellowish. We gave Otrivin nasal spray and anti histamine. That too didn't work. Could someone please suggest some good medications. Thanks
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Stop otrivin nasal spray... Give cetirizine syp 2.5ml once a day for 10 days.... Give vegetables soup...
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wait for 4to5 days...
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Dear parents, As per your details, 1 stop Otrivin nasal drops, 2start antibiotics, 3 continue with antihistamine with decongestant
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