What to do for a child's itchy throat and cough

Oct 11, 2022 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

The child has been coughing for several days. After school today, they mentioned having a slightly itchy throat at school. What should be done?

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Xie Zixing
If a child's sore throat and cough are due to allergic cough, it is usually triggered by exposure to allergens. Symptoms can be relieved with antiallergic medications under a doctor's guidance. Commonly used medications include cetirizine hydrochloride tablets and loratadine tablets. If the cough is caused by a cold resulting from infections such as rhinovirus or parainfluenza virus, cold remedies may be used, such as pediatric acetaminophen-phenylpropanolamine granules or wind-cold感冒 granules.