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Oleanz usage
Asking for 61 year old women- was taking oleanz under doctor guidance.. Was gradually decreasing the dosage from 20 mg per day to 5 mg and have completely stopped it.. However there was a gap in taking the medicine for 9 days while taking 5 mg.. Will there be any side effects. Concerned.. Please advise
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Tapering the dose gradually generally do not have any added side effect however we have to take a close look at symptoms of the patient as there is possibility of recurrence or flaring up of the symptoms for which the drug was given.however, detail clinical history is required.
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If the medication is tapered and stopped under supervision there should not be a problem. the rate of reduction of dose could be decided by the doctor based on individual needs
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