What are the fast and effective treatments for pediatric cough?

There is no quick and effective treatment for pediatric cough, which needs to be differentiated according to the etiology. If the respiratory tract infection, need to anti-infective symptomatic treatment; such as cough variant asthma, antihistamines, glucocorticoid drug treatment; pleurisy, anti-infective treatment, etc.. 1. Respiratory tract infection, if it is a viral infection, generally can be self-cured, do not need special medication; if combined with bacterial infection, need to take amoxicillin and other antibiotics. If the cough is severe, you can also use nebulizer treatment to improve the symptoms. 2. Cough variant asthma or allergy, etc., the duration is relatively long, especially at night cough serious, need antihistamines, such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc., glucocorticosteroid drugs, such as methylprednisolone and so on. 3. Pleurisy, inflammation stimulation of the pleura, there will also be a violent cough, to find the causes of pleurisy, most of the bacterial infection caused by penicillin, cephalosporin antibacterial drugs and other treatment. All of the above medications need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication. Pediatric cough needs to take the child to the hospital, identify the cause of the disease before treatment, the effect is better.