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maha:
Hi Binita
You can give him the med at 1 and then again at night. Infact I have been giving my son Asunra exactly at the times you mentioned. I give his first dose at 1pm when he is back from school and follow with the second dose at 9:30 pm just before bed time. In the afternoon he takes it before lunch and in the night after dinner. I have been following this time for more than a year now.
Your son is getting the right dose and splitting the dose would give you better results sooner. Actually a recent study by novartis states that exjade/ asunra can be mixed with a variety of foods. You can read about it here http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php/topic,4004.0.html.

maha

Andy Battaglia:
Hi Binita,

Just experiment with different soft foods and liquids until you find foods that he tolerates. Just avoid mixing it with high iron foods like meats because the drug my react to the iron in the food. What we're learning is that it's best to be flexible with when to take and what to take it with. I really think splitting the dose and taking twice daily makes it easier to tolerate and will be more effective at iron chelation.

Binita:
Thank you Maha and Andy....I have read through the article and will surely follow the tips given. Thanks once again for the help.

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