Infant drops are stronger (more concentrated) than the medicine for children, so you don’t have to give them as much. When giving acetaminophen and ibuprofen together, make sure you do not give acetaminophen more often than once every four hours, and ibuprofen more often than once every six...
Parents whose children have been prescribed a liquid antiviral medication, such as Tamiflu, to help fight a flu infection, understand the importance of their child taking all the medicine as prescribed by the doctor. Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done. Many kids dislike taking medi...
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that when available, the needle-free, nasal flu vaccine (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV]) should be used for healthy children aged 2 to 8 years, ...
I’m Out of Children’s Medicine. Can I Give Half An Adult Dose? It is never a good idea to give your child OTC treatments designed for adults. You can do no better than guess at how much your child might need, and some remedies are specifically formulated for adults and should not ...
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child awake at night, they're having trouble breathing, or it's really bothering them, it may be best left alone. Humidifiers, vaporizers, and steam may help. Give kids older than 1 year a teaspoon ofhoneyfor the cough. If you think your child needs cough medicine, talk to your ...
44 Notably, the risk of serious adverse drug effects increases with self-medication in children. For the treatment of cold and cough symptoms, parents often administer OTC medications to their child with insufficient knowledge about the medicine and potential risks of drug interactions.45,46 Further...
Don't give medicine to children under 6 years old.Go to the doctor first. When the following happen to your child: ● His/Her illness gets worse. ● He/She has a severe (严重的) cough or a bad headache. ● He/She has a fever and is 3 months old or younge...
Pandemic Flu Preparedness Lacking for Children: Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Protective EquipmentAs public health officials continue to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic, concerns have surfaced over protections for children.The Nation's Health...
Don’t give medicine to children under 6 years old. Go to the doctor first. When the followings happen to your child: ●His/ Her illness gets worse. ●He/ She has a serious cough or a bad headache. ●He/ She has a fever and is 3 months old or younger. You must take your child...