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Is Histal Effective For Allergy?
Good night I gave my 3 yr old Ventolin for his cough & Aerius 0.5mg but he is really itchy. I dont know if has picked up an allergy that is causing him to itch. I dont think it is the medicine as it did not have this effect on him before.<Can i give him Histal to cool the allergy?
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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The appropriate dose of aerius would be 2.5mg, if you gave the 0.5mg as written above then it would not have any effect on him and you could consider either completing the dose or giving the histal.
If you gave 2.5mg of aerius earlier, then you would have to be careful about giving him another dose of an anti histamine.
Only if the itching continues despite the correct aerius dose should this be considered.
I hope this helps
The appropriate dose of aerius would be 2.5mg, if you gave the 0.5mg as written above then it would not have any effect on him and you could consider either completing the dose or giving the histal.
If you gave 2.5mg of aerius earlier, then you would have to be careful about giving him another dose of an anti histamine.
Only if the itching continues despite the correct aerius dose should this be considered.
I hope this helps
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