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Taking Dialantin Tablets, Forgetful Due To Brain Injury. Side Effcts In Children?

Hi doctors, my father has to take Dialantin tablets and at times he can be quite forgetful due to his brain injury and leave them lying around or drops them without realising. I'm a mother and I am worried and would like to know would these tablets if swallowed by a child, what should I do and what are the side affects...?
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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THank for choosing HCM, Dialantin is mainly given for epileptic seizure, it works on neuromuscular junction casing relaxation of muscles, main side effect of this drug is drowsiness, abdominal cramp, nausea,, you should be very much careful keeping such drug out of the reach of children,, if you kid really swallowed the pills better to consult pediatrician,, bye
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Taking Dialantin Tablets, Forgetful Due To Brain Injury. Side Effcts In Children?

HI THank for choosing HCM, Dialantin is mainly given for epileptic seizure, it works on neuromuscular junction casing relaxation of muscles, main side effect of this drug is drowsiness, abdominal cramp, nausea,, you should be very much careful keeping such drug out of the reach of children,, if you kid really swallowed the pills better to consult pediatrician,, bye