Young children with cough and pus sputum are generally considered to have respiratory tract infections, and should seek medical attention to determine whether there is a bacterial infection, and follow the doctor’s instructions to take antibiotics, cough suppressants, and expectorants and other treatments.
1. antibiotics: should promptly seek medical attention, under the guidance of the doctor for routine blood tests, CRP and other tests to determine whether there is a bacterial infection, if there is a bacterial infection, you can follow the doctor’s advice to choose antibiotics, including cefixime, amoxicillin, etc., can effectively control inflammation, inhibit infection.
2. Cough suppressants: When the child has a severe cough that seriously affects daily life, cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan hydrochloride oral solution and pentoxyverine citrate tablets can be used as prescribed by the doctor to promote cough relief.
3. Expectorants: drugs that help dilute phlegm and promote phlegm discharge include Ambroxol Hydrochloride Oral Solution, Acetylcysteine Granules, etc., which can be used as prescribed by the doctor.
Due to individual differences, there is no absolute most effective and safest drugs, need to be under the guidance of the doctor combined with their own specific circumstances to choose the most suitable for their own medication, adverse reactions to the emergence of timely access to medical care, drug allergy is prohibited, in addition, should be closely observed in young children with or without fever and other systemic symptoms.