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Is 0.025% oxymetazoline hydrochloride safe to give a 2 year old for a cold with congested nose?

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Congestion: Not unless evaluated & recommended by Physician. May not be safe in young children. Suggest saline drops & gently auctioning w/ bulb & evaluation by Dr.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/17/2014

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