Children and Fevers… “Parents should not dose up children who have a simple fever on regular spoonfuls of paracetamol and ibuprofen, according to doctors who say that doing so could put them at risk.” via Fever medicines ‘given to children too readily’ – Telegraph. This is the recent news out of the American Academy of [...]
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Fever medicines…when and how….
Posted in Children and Medication, tagged acetaminophen, American Academy of Pediatrics, dosage, fevers, ibuprophen, medication guidelines on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Preschoolers and Medicines
Posted in Children and Medication on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Noteworthy Wednesday Baby Center published a very nice helpful piece on eight medicines that you should not give your preschooler. I would like to summarize it for you here. Since the winter season usually brings with it colds and flu there is a tendency for over the counter self medication. When it comes to [...]
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