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Child Took Wrong Medicine Accidentally. Any Risk Other Than Diarrhea?
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Crestor is used in older children from age 10 who have problems with elevated cholesterol.
The dose can range from 5 mg to 40mg, so a 10mg dose is low. If he had ingested a higher dosage or there was a history of multiple ingestions then there would a risk of more serious side effects.
As the poison control stated he may experience a small episode of diarrhoea but there should be no other side effects at that dose.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Crestor is used in older children from age 10 who have problems with elevated cholesterol.
The dose can range from 5 mg to 40mg, so a 10mg dose is low. If he had ingested a higher dosage or there was a history of multiple ingestions then there would a risk of more serious side effects.
As the poison control stated he may experience a small episode of diarrhoea but there should be no other side effects at that dose.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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