Add flavor. A few mixable ideas include yogurt, apple sauce, juice, sugar water or chocolate syrup. Do carefully measure medication dosage before mixing with any other food or juice. Measure carefully. For infants and toddlers, the dosage is carefully prescribed according to weight, and even a little too much or too little can be dangerous. Use a pediatric measuring device, such as a measuring dropper or oral syringe. A proper measuring tool often comes with a liquid prescription and if not, a selection is available at most pharmacies.
If you have leftover liquid medicine, throw it out. For medicines taken as needed, keep an eye on the expiration date to make sure you don't give an outdated medicine. Never give your child medicines that have been prescribed to someone else, whether it's an adult or child.
Even if two people have the same illness, they may need different drugs with different dosages and directions. Never give a child a medicine that is meant for adults.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before giving two types of medicines with the same ingredients to your child. When buying OTC medicines, check the packaging for possible tampering, and don't use any medicine in a cut, torn, or sliced package. Check the expiration date too. Work with a local pharmacist so that your family's medicine history is in a central location.
Consult your pharmacist if you have questions about any medicine, including information about possible side effects or reactions. Giving Medicines to Kids Double check. Other options for young kids are: plastic droppers cylindrical dosing spoons, which have a long handle that's easier for children to grab if your child can drink easily from a cup without spilling, the small dosage cups that come with many medicines Never use tableware or a kitchen spoon to measure medicine because these don't provide standard measurements.
Try these tips to get kids to take "yucky" medicines: Some kids may prefer it if medicines are chilled. Check with your pharmacist to see if chilling the medicine is safe because refrigeration may alter the effectiveness of some drugs.
Before mixing a medicine with food or liquid, check with your pharmacist to make sure that it won't harm its effectiveness. Mixing the medicine with a small amount of liquid or soft food such as applesauce may make it more appealing. Use only a small amount of food and make sure your child eats all it to get the complete dose of medicine. Avoid mixing medicine in a baby's bottle — a baby who doesn't finish the bottle might not get all it.
If you use a syringe, try squirting the medicine a little bit at a time on the inside of the child's cheek, where there are no taste buds. If your child has trouble swallowing a tablet or capsule medicine, ask your pharmacist if you can crush it and mix it with soft food such as pudding or applesauce.
The effectiveness of some drugs may be harmed by crushing. Some pharmacies offer flavorings such as chocolate, cherry, grape, and bubblegum to make drugs like antibiotics and cough syrup more appealing to kids. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about the safety of flavoring in medicine, especially if your child has an allergy to dyes or sweeteners. What About Side Effects? How Should We Store Medicine? The best way to dispose of unwanted medicines is through a medicine disposal site.
If you can't dispose of your medicines at a disposal site, keep these suggestions in mind: When disposing of medicines, make sure they stay out of the reach of children and don't contaminate the environment. Check the package for specific instructions on how to dispose of the medicine.
Do not dispose of medicines in the toilet unless the package says it's OK. Break down tablets or capsules and mix them with another substance, like used coffee grounds or kitty litter. That way, kids and pets won't try to get to the medicine. Next, put the mixture in a bag or container and seal it closed, then toss it into a garbage can. Return the medicine to a local pharmacy. Many pharmacies take back expired pharmaceuticals. Behavior and Development.
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Informational Alert. Medicine - Refusal to Take. Is this your child's symptom? Your child refuses to take a medicine Techniques for giving liquid medicines, pills and capsules Wrong Technique for Giving Medicine Can Cause Vomiting Forcing a struggling child to take any medicine can lead to vomiting or choking.
Using a better technique can sometimes get rid of the child's resistance. Doctors can sometimes replace a bad-tasting antibiotic with a better-tasting one.
Another option might be to give an antibiotic in a shot. Most non-prescription medicines are not needed and can be stopped. Good Technique for Giving Liquid Medicine Equipment: Plastic medication syringe or dropper not a spoon Child's position: Sitting up Never lying down Place the syringe beyond the teeth or gumline.
Some young children become cooperative if you let them hold the syringe. Have them place it in their own mouth.
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