Can i take medicine for treating cough and wheezing?
Patient: hi... i take telekast l on and off as suggested by my doctor as i easily suffer from cough and wheezing. whenever i start having these symptoms, i start taking the medicine, then stop after it gets better, then start again when the symptom starts. is there any harm in the way i am taking the medicine? i had done asthma test and was negative Doctor: thanks for your questionmonteleukast and levocetrizine should be taken as prescribed by your physicianyou can consult a Pulmonologist , he ll guide you bestif you are taking it intermittently I don't think it's going to do any harmtheoretically it should be taken as per course and regularly and some studies says that it can be taken up for months regularly without any side effectsthanksfeel free to ask more questions