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What Are The Medicines Used To Treat Chicken Pox?
hello doctor ,
My son was 8 yrs old and was infected with chicken pox the tabs prescribed were
1.azilide 5oo afternoon,
2.rantac 150 morn and night,
3.alerid night,
4.acivir 400 dt four times a day
i would like to know whether the medication was properly prescribed as an antibiotic was mentioned pls reply
with thanks
My son was 8 yrs old and was infected with chicken pox the tabs prescribed were
1.azilide 5oo afternoon,
2.rantac 150 morn and night,
3.alerid night,
4.acivir 400 dt four times a day
i would like to know whether the medication was properly prescribed as an antibiotic was mentioned pls reply
with thanks
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
Hello
As you stated that your 8 year old son is having Chicken Pox and advised azilide( azithromycin ) , ranitidine , alerid and aciclovir .
When such case visit my clinic and diagnosis is clear I only advise to take tylenol 10 mg / kg body weight whenever necessary ( i.e. pain or fever ).
This is a viral disease and once occurred there form antigen antibody in body . This is a course of
So I don't like to prescribe any type of any antibiotics in such cases ( until and unless some secondary infection ) .
Hope this will be useful for you.
Good luck for son.
As you stated that your 8 year old son is having Chicken Pox and advised azilide( azithromycin ) , ranitidine , alerid and aciclovir .
When such case visit my clinic and diagnosis is clear I only advise to take tylenol 10 mg / kg body weight whenever necessary ( i.e. pain or fever ).
This is a viral disease and once occurred there form antigen antibody in body . This is a course of
So I don't like to prescribe any type of any antibiotics in such cases ( until and unless some secondary infection ) .
Hope this will be useful for you.
Good luck for son.
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