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levamisole

ness1
  • By ness1 · March 29, 2008
  • In Children with nephrotic syndrome · 2 recommendations
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Kidney Kid could be coming to your town...

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Idea for bad tasting, burning prednisone

abiyari
  • By abiyari · April 17, 2008
  • In Children with nephrotic syndrome · 1 recommendation
  • I read on another web site that a mother is giving her son his medication (prednisolone) in an empty capsule to eliminate the bad taste and the burning sensation. I think is a wonderful idea, my Yahriel ...

CellCept...?

tr9736
  • By tr9736 · April 3, 2008
  • In Children with nephrotic syndrome · 1 recommendation
  • 2nd line drugs are very confusing... I've read so many posts of different drugs once you become pred dependent, resistant, etc... I am confused as to what determines the 2nd drug is used? Cytoxan, cyclosporine ...

Cytoxin not working!

levismom
  • By levismom · March 28, 2008
  • In Children with nephrotic syndrome · 1 recommendation
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slow response

amyb1
  • By amyb1 · March 9, 2008
  • In Children with nephrotic syndrome · 1 recommendation
  • ugh...I just posted a long post and lost it in the preview...so here goes again... My four year old daughter, Bunny, was diagnosed with MCNS in January. She has had a slow response to the steroids and ...

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