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5th March 2024

A 2-year-old boy presents to the GP in some distress.

A 4-year-old boy presents to the GP with a cough that is ‘barking’ in nature and a fever of 38.2 degrees. The GP refers the patient to hospital with suspected croup. Once at hospital, the diagnosis of croup is confirmed. He weighs 13kg.

Please prescribe one medication which should be initially prescribed to treat this condition.

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