My 8 y/o was just dx with Colitis. Doc offered to phone in an rx for him or we could wait till our consult in a week, to start the meds. Since my little guy is hurting, we opted for the meds first. Seems like there was a comedy of errors getting the meds, and now I have a bottle of Entocort capsules here, and my son can't swallow pills! The doc and pharmacist said it was okay to break them open and mix in pudding.
Being the cautious sort, I started looking things up, and I'm seeing everywhere that it's recommended NOT to open the capsules, and that it's not approved for use in kids. I trust this GI, he's treated my older daughter and has been great. At this point we are going to wait to talk to him before giving these meds, but I would love to hear if anyone else has a kid on entocort. We were prescribed the standard adult dosage, and I can't find a recommended kid dosage, since it isn't approved for kids yet.
any words of wisdom?
Being the cautious sort, I started looking things up, and I'm seeing everywhere that it's recommended NOT to open the capsules, and that it's not approved for use in kids. I trust this GI, he's treated my older daughter and has been great. At this point we are going to wait to talk to him before giving these meds, but I would love to hear if anyone else has a kid on entocort. We were prescribed the standard adult dosage, and I can't find a recommended kid dosage, since it isn't approved for kids yet.
any words of wisdom?