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How effective is epinephrine (medihaler-epi) for treating croup?

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Dr. Maya Vazirani answered

Specializes in Neonatology

Vaponephrine: or racemiic epinephrine is very effective for croup if croup is recurrent there is an allergic basis to it medihaler epi is epinephrine used for asthma.and is not as effective as vaponephrine

Answered 8/3/2016

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