Is it harmful for children to take medicine for frequent colds?

Children often take medication for colds is harmful to the body, may cause damage to the child’s organs, may also have an impact on the child’s physical development, should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use the drug. Most of the drug metabolism is metabolized through the liver and kidneys, so if the child often cold medication may have damage to the organs. For example, it may cause damage to the gastric mucosa, which can cause gastric ulcers, and may also cause liver and kidney damage, lower white blood cells, etc., affecting the child’s physical development; and often take medication is easy to make the body resistant to the drug, reducing the effect of treatment. Children often have colds may be poor physical condition, low immunity, it is recommended that parents can regularly give their children the flu vaccine every year to reduce the frequency of colds, usually take the child to the outdoor exercise, replenish sufficient protein, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.