A 50-year-old male asked:
i have mild asthma and allergy and i am using singulair (montelukast) 1*1 and seretide diskus 500 1*2 , symptoms are well controlled can i reduce the dose
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Dr. John Chiu answered
57 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Need to see doctor: Check with your doctor who may test your lung function before trying to reduce the dose of your medication. In general, I do not use the 500 ug seretide for asthma control since the 250 ug one usually does the job
Answered on Jan 22, 2014
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