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My father had taken steroid dexona for 5 days .he is feeling better should we continue this medicine for him till he is completely fine?or we can stop now after 5 dosages.
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Kindly inbox me, we should not stop talking steroids abruptly, the dose needs to be tapered.
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Dr. Anand Prakash Pandey
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Steriods should ideally b tapered and gradually stopped. Suddenly stopping dexona could have adverse effect. So consult the physician live or o practo app for furthur assistance
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Consult physician for tapering the dose.
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Keep an eye on blood pressure and blood glucose.
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