Is it safe to give Duolin to months old baby?
Patient: Hello. My son is 7 months old, having very bad coughing n cold frm last 3 weeks. Doctor initially adviced me to mix half respule of duolin 2.5 mg and half respule of budecort 0.5 mg. he didn t recover so then adviced to give half duolin of 2.5 mg first. After 10min budecort 0.5 mg full. It s week nw but nt recover. Why it s not affecting and what should I do now ? I m giving 2.5 mg duolin to my 23 months old doughter for cold and cough. Is it safe. Thank you. Alifiya Doctor: Thanks for asking your question at HealthCareMagic. Your son is probably suffering from a condition called bronchiolitis which is caused by a virus and affects children between 6 months to 3 years of age. In most cases it is a self limiting disease but often requires nebulisation. If he is wheezing, duolin needs to be given. But if he is not, rather give him nebulisation with 3% NaCl solution (hypertonic saline) and it should help. Do not give budecort more than twice a day. I am unable to listen to the chest of the child and needed to evaluate whether there is likelihood of superadded bacterial infection which needs to be treated with antibiotics. Some antiallergic like levocetirizine also might be required. He may also need to be assessed for chronic diseases like tuberculosis. Get in touch with your doctor who would be able to tell you more.The commonest side effect of duolin is increased heart rate. About the side-effects, they are there but you need not worry. You need to get the disease treated first.Hope that helps. Feel free to revert back with further queries if any.