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Prescribed prednisolon 5mg after hair transplant surgery but didnt take it

megsala77Jul 3, 2016
I was prescribed to take 4 pills prednisolon 5 mg for 7 days after hair transplant surgery but I mistakenly took 1 for 3 days now, would this affect my newly transplanted hair?,do I continoue taking 1 pill or should I take 4 now as prescribed?

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