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Does Defcort 12mg Help Child Suffering From Dry Hollow Cough?
My son is 9 years ad weighs 26 kgs. He is suffering from dry hollow cough . The physician has prescribed Defcort 12 mg - 1 tablet twice daily. Is the dosage fine . I hope it is not over dosage. he has also prescribed Doxoril 1/2 tablet twice daily, Budacort inhaler - 1 metered dose twice daily. Astahlin inhaler 5-6 times daily. Microceff My son had fever for 5 days. He does not have fever, but he has a ver bad cough
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Deflazacort is a newer generation steroid with less side effects. I think the dose is too high for the child. And with all this medication, inhalers still your child is not improving than I think you should step up with higher antibiotics and also go for PFT. Oral steroids are always dangerous especially in children.
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