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De-worming Medicine For Children. Is My Child In Harm?
I live in Pakistan. My 4 year old weighs 13 kgs and has started eating well just a few months ago. I ve heard that you should give children deworming medicines from age 6month old onwards. I ve never given him any deworming medicine. Is it okay if I gave him medicine on my own. Will it harm him if he doesn t have worms?
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
DEAR SIR/MADAM
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN GIVING TABLETS FOR DE WORMING BUT THE DOSAGE SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE. IF YOUR 4 YEAR OLD IS SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS THEN IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL TO GIVE A DOSE OF TABLETS.
1. PASSING LOOSE STOOLS
2. DECREASED APETITE
3. OCCASIONAL NAUSEA WITH STOMACH ACHE.
4. PIGMENTATION ON SKIN
5. DECREASED BLOOD COUNTS WITH HEMOGLOBIN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS, THEN YOU CAN START TABLET ALBENDAZOLE ONE TABLET AT MORNING 200 MG IS ENOUGH. CONSULT YOUR PEDIATRITIAN ONCE.
THANK YOU
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN GIVING TABLETS FOR DE WORMING BUT THE DOSAGE SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE. IF YOUR 4 YEAR OLD IS SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS THEN IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL TO GIVE A DOSE OF TABLETS.
1. PASSING LOOSE STOOLS
2. DECREASED APETITE
3. OCCASIONAL NAUSEA WITH STOMACH ACHE.
4. PIGMENTATION ON SKIN
5. DECREASED BLOOD COUNTS WITH HEMOGLOBIN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS, THEN YOU CAN START TABLET ALBENDAZOLE ONE TABLET AT MORNING 200 MG IS ENOUGH. CONSULT YOUR PEDIATRITIAN ONCE.
THANK YOU
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