The pediatric cold is a common pediatric disease, and treatment can occur throughout the year. There are more drugs for pediatric colds, and some families have a “small medicine box”, so their children do not see the hospital when they have a cold, so they take the cold medicine stored at home and give it to their children, or they go to the pharmacy and buy medicine for their children. This is very dangerous. Because there are many cold medicines for adults that are harmful to children, so pediatric cold medicines should be used with special care. So how do children take cold medicine correctly? 1, pediatric cold do not rush to reduce fever Fever is a normal immune defensive response of the body, both to help annihilate the invading germs, but also to help the normal growth and development of children. But when high fever should be under the guidance of a doctor to reduce fever, the best way is physical cooling, such as cold compresses, alcohol baths, warm water baths, etc.. If the physical method can not make the body temperature drop can be used with antipyretic drugs. 2, pediatric colds do not casually use antibiotics Because most colds are caused by viral infections, antibiotics are not effective against viruses, so you must use antiviral drugs. 3, pediatric colds in the following cases can be considered in combination with antibiotics taking antiviral drugs can not reduce fever; prevention of secondary bacterial infections in infants under the age of months; blood test white blood cell count or neutrophils significantly higher; suffering from tonsillitis; bronchitis or pneumonia. 4, pediatric cold and flu medication attention problems dose should not be too large taking time should not be too long; take medication during more water, in order to facilitate the absorption and excretion of drugs to reduce the poisonous effects of drugs on the body of children; children or their family members have a history of allergy to antipyretics do not use antipyretics; antipyretics and alkaline drugs should not be taken at the same time, such as baking soda, aminophylline, etc., otherwise it will reduce the effect of antipyretics.