The Chinese patent medicines for treating colds in children in Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China(2020 edition)(hereinafter referred to as Pharmacopoeia) were analyzed to provide a basis for rational clinical drug use and the development of new varieties of Chinese patent medicines for children.Methods:The Pharmacopoeia was searched systematically to establish a database of Chinese patent medicines for colds in children.The types，dosage forms，usage and dosage，syndrome types，and main symptoms of Chinese patent medicines in the database were descriptively analyzed，and the association rules of Chinese patent medicines with different syndromes were analyzed.Results:There are 76 kinds of Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of cold in children included in the Pharmacopoeia，including 35 kinds of special medicines for children and 41 kinds of medicines for children and adults.There are 13 dosage forms of granules，oral liquid，and pills and nine syndromes of wind-heat cold syndrome，wind-heat phlegm syndrome，and wind-cold phlegm syndrome.Fever，sore throat，and other diseases are common in wind-heat cold syndrome.Scutellaria baicalensis，honeysuckle，forsythia，and other drugs are commonly used，mainly clearing heat and detoxifying，dispelling wind，and dispersing evil，and a small number of medicines with a warm nature and sweet taste are added.Phlegm，cough，and other symptoms are common in wind-heat phlegm syndrome.Almond，licorice，platycodon，and other drugs are commonly used to reduce lung Qi and relieve phlegm and cough，combined with heat-clearing and detoxicating drugs.Conclusion:In Pharmacopoeia，there are fewer varieties，insufficient dosage forms，and unclear usage and dosage of Chinese patent medicines for children.The number of varieties of Chinese patent medicines for some syndromes is not consistent with the clinical practice.The most suitable Chinese patent medicine treatment should be selected according to clinical symptoms and signs.New varieties of drugs should focus on the development of Chinese patent medicines for children，and targeted Chinese patent medicines should be developed according to different syndromes in clinical practice.In addition，the specific usage and dosage of Chinese patent medicines for children should be improved.