 [ Symptoms ] i just spilled my cephalexin on the floor is it still ok to take it [ Disease ] the easy answer   none not only have cold medicines been found to be ineffective they have the potential to make things worse over dosages of potent decongestants antihistamines and cough medications were common so the new recommendation is to withhold giving any medications to a child under the age of 6 years of course cold symptoms can be treated with non medicines a stuffy congested nose can be miserable parents can liquefy this mucous medical term for snot by saline nasal sprays or drops maintaining adequate hydration and by using a cool mist humidifier less viscous snot is easier for the baby to naturally swallow than velcro like sticky snot gross huh 