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What Are The Side Effects Of Omnacortil For Chest Infection?

I am giving my wife who is suffering from dementi and her. Age is 83 years and is now quite a vegetable stage. Omnacortil 20 mg tab bd. due to her chest infection which is not going with antibiotics. My question is how long can I give this tab. What are the side effects I should be carefully about.
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Manohar Gupta.
New Delhi India
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Dear Sir,

Omnacortil is a steroid and yes it is used in terminal chest infections not managed with steroids . Diabetes , osteoporosis , obesity and increased risk of infection s can result for which you should be vigilant .

Dr. Shruti
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What Are The Side Effects Of Omnacortil For Chest Infection?

Dear Sir, Omnacortil is a steroid and yes it is used in terminal chest infections not managed with steroids . Diabetes , osteoporosis , obesity and increased risk of infection s can result for which you should be vigilant . Dr. Shruti