OBJECTIVE： To explore the situation of anti-cold compound preparations for children， and provide reference for clinical rational drug use. METHODS： The drug instructions of anti-cold compound preparations for children were collected from our hospital and analyzed statistically in recpects of drug components， specifications， formulations and dosages of those preparations； typical irrational prescriptions from Jan. to May 2015 were also analyzed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： 40 kinds of anti-cold compound preparations for children were currently used in our hospital， including 14 chemical drugs and 26 Chinese medicine， in which， 15 were not specified in the drug instructions for pediatric dosage （accounting for 37.5％）. Anti-cold compound preparations had many kinds， varied largely in specifications and dosages. The children with same constitution and age take different drugs according to the drug instructions， the dosages of the same component are greatly different， the child dosages in the drug instructions need to be further improved. There are problems of irrational drug use in our hospital，  such as repeated medication， medicine incompatibility， in appropriate dose.