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Is It Safe To Use Foracort 200 Inhaler For 10 Month Old?

Hi my ten month old baby is on foracort 200 inhaler. Is it safe for him?
He has a bad congestion since birth...his cough just doesn't leave him. Pl help and advice. What else can be done to help him?

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Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hi
Welcome to the HCM

It seems to me that your child has a significant pulmonary wheeze for which he is prescribed a foracort 200 inhaler. Foracort has 2 drugs I.e. Budesonide and Formeterol. The combination is very good for children with pulmonary wheeze. It reduces the ongoing inflammation and hypersensitivity of airways and helps in healing.
There are a few things you should follow to have best results:
1. Use a zerostat or spacer for delivery of MDI inhaler.

2. Always make your child rince his mouth well after using it.

3. If you are using more than 4 puffs per day, then go for bone density scan, complete blood count, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase determination.

For further questions about this, do contact me.
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Is It Safe To Use Foracort 200 Inhaler For 10 Month Old?

Hi Welcome to the HCM It seems to me that your child has a significant pulmonary wheeze for which he is prescribed a foracort 200 inhaler. Foracort has 2 drugs I.e. Budesonide and Formeterol. The combination is very good for children with pulmonary wheeze. It reduces the ongoing inflammation and hypersensitivity of airways and helps in healing. There are a few things you should follow to have best results: 1. Use a zerostat or spacer for delivery of MDI inhaler. 2. Always make your child rince his mouth well after using it. 3. If you are using more than 4 puffs per day, then go for bone density scan, complete blood count, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase determination. For further questions about this, do contact me.