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Cough and common cold again and again
My mother get cough and cold last year and since then it happens again and again afyer each 15-20 days. She is taking Doxycycline Hyclate, Levocetirizine + Montelukast, acebrophylline and prednisolone tablets since last year whenever symptoms comes and they went back but comes again after some days. Is these medications good or not or any side effects if taking since an year.
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She may be having asthma. Prednisone is a steroid. It gets better with that
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Santosh Jha
Pulmonologist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
do not self medicate please..taking prednisolone which is a steroid and antibiotics for 1 year is not safe,it can lead to so many complications..
consult a Pulmonologist for detailed evaluation and management!
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