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Singulair, Steroid and Allergy Testing for Dry Cough in 6 Yr old-NEED Advice!
I brought my 6 yr old son to his pediatrician to be seen today for dry cough (cough is all day, but does not keep him awake at night-has been coughing for 2 weeks, no other symptoms at all). Pedi thinks it's from allergies and ordered blood be drawn to test for allergies. I agreed with that and we had blood taken and awaiting for those results. She also prescribed Singulair (chewable 5 mg) and a steroid (veripred 20 mg)-both to treat the allergic rhinitis (swollen airways or something she said). I researched the Singulair and found...
