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Suggest Medication For Cough In A Child
i am on an international vacation and a local doctor prescribed predcort DS oral liquid 10mg/5ml (4ml BID for 5 days) and promethazini stroop 1mg/ml (3ml BID for 5 days)for my daughter (3.5 yrs and roughly 39lbs.) who is currently being treated for strep(augmentin) and has had a very chronic dry cough to which she was unable to sleep and seemed to be in a lot of pain. what is each of these medications for??? and can you confirm that this is the appropriate medication for her?
Thu, 21 Aug 2014
Predcort is steroid. Promethazine is antihistamines and augmentin is antibiotic...Instead of steroid i would prefer dextromethorpan for dry cough...In severe case I would prefer codein for dry cough..
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