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Why cannot doxapram be used in older children why is it only useful in neonates only
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Doxapram is a respiratory stimulant used in treatment of apnea of prematurity. It is used in adults in the treatment of acute on chronic respiratory failure i.e. acute hypercapnic respiratory failure and is limited to those patients who are unsuitable for intubation and ventilation. The use of doxapram is absolutely contraindicated in the treatment of respiratory failure secondary to acute severe asthma, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary oedema, pneumothorax and other causes of non hypercapnic respiratory failure.
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