
Child Has Asthma, Taking Claritin And Inhaler. Chest Pain, Constipation, Pneumonia, Ear Infection And Coughing

I would like to advise an inhaler for the Asthma that should contain beclomethasone and levosalbutamol combination and would like that the child should take it on regular basis twice a day- Aerocort is such a time tested preparation.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THAT CHILDREN CAN HARDLY CO-ORDINATE THAT MUCH WITH THE INHALER.
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU TO USE A Spacer (ZEROSTAT-V) THAT WILL IMPROVE THE DRUG DELIVERY TO TARGET SITES.
She has recovered from pneumonia and now does not need antibiotics.
I wonder why she should receive Claritin and then Zyrtec, this group of medicines are not helpful in managing Asthma and they can be the cause for constipation in the child.
They are causing two-fold harm- not helping the asthma part and inducing constipation on other hand provoking you to give Miralax- a drug whose safety has not been evaluated for children and it does not have FDA approval.
It is a get-crasher in American society where it has become a house-hold name, many not knowing that Miralax should not be taken more than a week at a time.
Another issue I would like to raise is:
Whether the child is happy going to school/that particular school. Ask her about the problems at school and her friends. What are her feelings about being there!
Sometimes the discomfort/stress at school creates a psychological pressure on child and is manifested as psychosomatic problems where child complains of pain abdomen, pain chest, headache etc. without disease and without motive.
I notice that the problem started every time when you were about to take the child to the school.
If that is the case, then perhaps have a word with school authorities about the problems or switch the school itself.
I hope this advice would be helpful for you. Please do write back for follow up queries that you may have.
Regards,

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