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Can My Child Take Sudafed?

Posted on Fri, 9 May 2014

Question: can my 10 year old take 12 hour Sudafed she weighs 98 pounds?

Answered by Dr. Synthyia Bhagat (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer: yes. Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for your query. Yes you can give pseudoephidrine tablet to your child. Dose is 30mg. Also give steam inhalation for relief of congestion. Give plenty of warm fluids. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can help further. Wishing your child good health God bless..

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Synthyia Bhagat (5 minutes later)

all I have is the 12 hour Sudafed can she take that?

Answered by Dr. Synthyia Bhagat (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer: hi Detailed Answer: Thanks for your follow up. You can give single dose of sudafed 12. After this get 30mg preperation and give it if needed. Hope this helps. Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar