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Is Montelukast Safe For Children?

My son is 3.5 years old. He had coughing with phlegm. We met two pediatrician on two different occasion. First doc. prescribed only Ascoril-LS for 7 days. During those 7 days coughing was reduced but not completely removed. After that we met another doc. who gave azithromycin 5ml, once day for 5 days. Now things are normal and coughing and phlegm is reduced up-to 90%. But looking at our concern he added lots of other medicines including some immune increasing medicine, multivitamine and Montelukast 10 mg + Levocetirizine dihydrochloride 5 mg. This is first time in his 3.5 years that his cough & phlegm has lasted for 20-25 days without fever. I don t think my son has asthma or allergy. I thing may be due to rainy season. My question is 1. Such long coughing is possible? 2. Is Montelukast safe for children? 3. How to increase immunity in child?
Tue, 9 Sep 2014
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I really appreciate your concern, and I would like to say that Montelucast is safe for the pediatric patients, there is no particular way of increasing the immune system in pediatric age group because this could increase with the balance diet, and taking care of hygiene, hope this helps.
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Is Montelukast Safe For Children?

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, and I would like to say that Montelucast is safe for the pediatric patients, there is no particular way of increasing the immune system in pediatric age group because this could increase with the balance diet, and taking care of hygiene, hope this helps.