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Suggest Possible Medication For Bronchitis And Asthma
I have been battling a severe cold or flu for almost 2 weeks now. I went to an Urgent Care facility yesterday and was diagnosed with having Asthma and Bronchitis along with my severe cough and congestion. I was prescribed PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE SYRUP, but I saw online while searching the medications I was prescribed and read this should not be taken if Asthma or other lung conditions are present. Was this a mistake by the physician jn prescribing it for me? It does not seem to be helping my cough after two doses now.
Fri, 20 Feb 2015
Codeine syrup is only for supressing cough it is not a treatment of bronchial asthma.specific treatment for asthma is inhalers either dry powder or metered dose of fluticasone fumorate/beclamethasone/budesonide and formetrol/ salmetrol plus tab of montek and levocetrizine(antiallergic)
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