2007-02-06 13:34:39 · 3 answers · asked by marika 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
The answer is: The 6 year-old should not need that many doses a day. If he's sick with pneumonia that's one thing, but if this is his everyday regimen something is wrong.
Salbutamol (also known generically as Albuterol) is what we call a "rescue medication." It acts quickly and only for a short period of time. It's fine when someone is sick or for flare-ups of a condition, but for a young person it's not acceptable to need four doses a day all the time. For a sixty year-old who's smoked for forty years, maybe - but not a little kid.
You need to consult with a pulmonologist or, if the problem is asthma, a Certified Asthma Educator. A pulmonologist is a lung specialist, and they will work to find meds that prevent the child from having so many problems in the first place; meds that are less intense than albuterol/salbutamol and much easier to deal with.
Good luck!
2007-02-06 14:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by MedGeek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh honey, you should realllllly ask the 6 years old pediatrician that prescribed it. If the child hasn't been prescribed it then don't give them any of it. I wouldn't trust the welfare of child to anyone on any website.
2007-02-06 21:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by ilk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the doctor ordered it.
2007-02-06 21:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋