Patient's question:
A 7.5-month-old male infant has had a clear runny nose for 3 days, and the mother has also caught a cold with nasal congestion and runny nose. At the pharmacy, the mother purchased Beipiao Pharmaceutical's Children's Paracetamol and Phenylephrine Granules and Guangxi Yikang Pharmaceutical's Cold Relief Granules for infants and young children, and they have been taken for 3 days. The baby vomits everything he eats and is agitated and restless at night, unable to sleep for naps, and wakes up after sleeping for a while. Today, the mother noticed on the instructions that it cannot be taken during lactation or by children under 1 year old, and it also has nephrotoxicity. She would like to consult: would this affect the baby's health? What should she do? She suggests going to the pharmacy for a health check-up for the baby.Doctor's answer:
Theoretically, it is not advisable to use cold remedies together, as some cold remedies contain the same active ingredients. In your child's case, you can first stop the aforementioned cold remedies and focus on careful observation. While medications can have certain toxic effects on the liver and kidneys, it is not likely to cause acute kidney injury with a single dose. If careful observation over a few days shows no changes in eyelid edema, appetite, or other symptoms, there is no need for special intervention. In the future, when your child has a cold, take them to the pediatric department of the hospital for follow-up. The pediatrician can then guide the use of medications.