Synopsis: The guidelines provide a clear clinical approach and management protocol for cough in children, covering types of cough, symptoms, chronic and persistent cases, clinical examination procedures, non-pharmacological first-aid measures, dosage and safety considerations, and key instructions from the Kerala Drugs Controller.

The Kerala Health Department on Thursday, 9 October, released a comprehensive technical guideline on the treatment of cough in children and the use of cough medicines, in the wake of reports of child deaths linked to cough syrups in other states.

Urging strict adherence to the new guidelines, Health Minister Veena George noted, “Cough is not a disease but a symptom. Parents and caregivers should never self-medicate children. Medicines should be given only as p

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