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Prof Eugene Weinberg - celestamine
If celestamine (white pills not syrup) is prescribed by a doctor for 9 year old due to a cough (in throat) and mild sinus that is not clearing fast enough on antibiotics, should the celestamine be administered every day for 5 days or only when the symptoms occur? Taking into consideration the cortisone levels and that it is a Schedule 4 drug. The child has no permanent allegies but is affected occasionally like everyone at this time of year.
Dear wicked stepmother
cortisone is usually given as a course - thus to be taken as prescribed for the full 5 days.
Dr Bets
cortisone is usually given as a course - thus to be taken as prescribed for the full 5 days.
Dr Bets
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