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Suggest Substitute Medicine For Lotreped Drops For Allergic Conjunctivitis In A Child

Dear doc
My child is suffering from allergic conjunctivitis and is on pataday EVERYNIGHT and lotreped drops when the eye goes red,
is there any substitute for lotrped as my child has been on this treatent since more than a year and lotreped has sideeffects in the long run as it is an hormone
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Sodium cromoglycate 4% 4-6 times daily or apply a 4 % ointment bid-tid. You find cause, give general antiallergic- loratadin, cetirizine in the evening 14 days, charcol before night 5 days. Please write age and i will review after 7 days
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Suggest Substitute Medicine For Lotreped Drops For Allergic Conjunctivitis In A Child

Sodium cromoglycate 4% 4-6 times daily or apply a 4 % ointment bid-tid. You find cause, give general antiallergic- loratadin, cetirizine in the evening 14 days, charcol before night 5 days. Please write age and i will review after 7 days