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Is It Safe To Give Budecort For 3 Year Old With Allergy?

Hi , my son is 3 years 3 months old he has allergy and uses levolin puff . His spasm is not acute but often suffers with it during change of season. recently he has been prescribed Budecort 200 two puffs twice daily for three months. I am a little uncomfortable with the use of steroid at this age he weighs 20 kgs and is almost 3 feet tall. Want your advice regarding the side effects
Tue, 3 Jun 2014
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Hi,I admire your positive outlook regarding the query.

For asthma management, physicians need to advice various medications which depends on its severity and control.
>Levolin acts by dilating air passages and relieves acute breathlessness.
>On the other hand, Budecort which is an steroid acts by reducing inflammation which prevents as well as controls frequent asthma symptoms.
It has some side effects like fungal infections of mouth and throat (Candidiasis).Systemic steroid effects on higher doses like mood changes, hyperglycemia, smell & taste disturbances,osteoporosis etc.

Your son has been prescribed Budecort two puffs of 200 micrograms twice daily that means a total of 800 microgram which equals to 0.8 mg only. Moreover very little amount of steroid is absorbed as it is used via inhalation.
Therefore its side effect is almost negligible except candidiasis.
That is why your child is advised to gurgle his mouth with plain water after taking puffs which will prevent candidiasis.

I presume that a diagnosis of probable asthma has been made and given proper medicine accordingly.

Hope this answers your query.
Wishing your son good health.

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Is It Safe To Give Budecort For 3 Year Old With Allergy?

Hi,I admire your positive outlook regarding the query. For asthma management, physicians need to advice various medications which depends on its severity and control. Levolin acts by dilating air passages and relieves acute breathlessness. On the other hand, Budecort which is an steroid acts by reducing inflammation which prevents as well as controls frequent asthma symptoms. It has some side effects like fungal infections of mouth and throat (Candidiasis).Systemic steroid effects on higher doses like mood changes, hyperglycemia, smell & taste disturbances,osteoporosis etc. Your son has been prescribed Budecort two puffs of 200 micrograms twice daily that means a total of 800 microgram which equals to 0.8 mg only. Moreover very little amount of steroid is absorbed as it is used via inhalation. Therefore its side effect is almost negligible except candidiasis. That is why your child is advised to gurgle his mouth with plain water after taking puffs which will prevent candidiasis. I presume that a diagnosis of probable asthma has been made and given proper medicine accordingly. Hope this answers your query. Wishing your son good health.