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Is Vomiting A Side Effect Of Defcort?
Dear Sir, My son is 10 months old. He is presently suffering form cough, cold and a throat infection. I consulted a Pediatrician and was prescribed the foll. Refzil o Azithral jr Defcort Viscodyne My query is why did he prescribe 2 antibiotics (azithral and refzil o) when both of them are for the same purpose. SEcondly, the baby vomets everytime he is given defcort, but the doctor says continue it. Should I stop giving defcort. Regards Sandeep
Thu, 30 Apr 2020
Hi,
Yes, vomiting is an important side effect of the steroid defcort. Ask his treating doctor for an alternate effective but a safer medicine. The reason of combining two different antibiotics could be to over come the bacterial resistance had either of these been used alone.
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Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
Yes, vomiting is an important side effect of the steroid defcort. Ask his treating doctor for an alternate effective but a safer medicine. The reason of combining two different antibiotics could be to over come the bacterial resistance had either of these been used alone.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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