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Can i give a small amount of diphenhydramine to 20 lb , 11 month old child. water faucet clear nasal drainage. maybe 6.25 mg?
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RHINITIS: We stop giving antihistamine to young kids now. Try saline solution gtts and suction afterwards with bulb syringe.
Answered 5/14/2013
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