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My daughter had cold and upper respiratory tract infection and she got dry cough for 12 days after the treatment . should i give defcort? no night sle
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No until you: have tried simpler "treatment"...eg: HUMIDIFIER.....and non-cortisone containing cough medication eg: Robitussin (guaifenesin) (OTC) It takes a while during this season (summer colds) for cough's to go away! Hope this helps! Dr Z
Answered 7/17/2016
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