Give Children Medicine Properly

Most children with the disease are monitored and treated at home with drugs prescribed by a doctor. Therefore, it is important for children to take medicine properly ...
Things to avoid when giving children medication
- Do not arbitrarily use drugs for children because they can cause poisoning, drug resistance

. Always follow your doctor's instructions when giving any medicine to your child.
- Do not arbitrarily reduce or increase the dose. Do not use an old prescription, give this child's medicine to another child
- Do not pinch the child's nose, crush the medication.



Explain and comfort the child if he or she refuses to take the medicine.
- Do not give children medicine when they are crying, laughing or convulsing.
- Do not mix medicine into baby's milk, fruit juice or food.
- Do not give children on an empty stomach, especially analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirine, corticoide ... to prevent stomach ulcers
Give your child age-appropriate medications
For children to take medicine easily and without fear, choose the appropriate form of medicine for children.




For young children and infants: need to choose a liquid form such as syrup, suspension, emulsion (suspension, emulsion is a liquid with a milky, milky-like liquid, before drinking, shake the bottle well to mix) regular) or drops in the water to drink. These are drugs that have been prepared aromatic, sweet so children like to drink. You can also choose drugs in the form of powdered drug, nuggets in sachets, when taken, it will be mixed with water into a liquid with fragrance, sweetness, easy to drink for children.
For older children, usually 5 years of age and older, the pill can be swallowed: you can give the child tablet or capsule-shaped capsule. Do not crush the tablet for children to take because there are some drugs containing very bitter pharmaceuticals, will make children scared. It should be noted that should not be intimidated, create tension that needs soft, persistent persuasion when giving children medication.

Do not mix the medicine with any kind of water or baby food
The drug should only be mixed with cool boiled water to ensure the medicinal properties and maintain the therapeutic effect. The composition and effectiveness of the drug will be changed if the drug is mixed into the following types of oral solution or food:
Making medicine in bottles for breast-feeding babies: formula (cow's milk) contains lots of potassium and iron.



These substances, when encountered with some drugs, will react, creating some stable or difficult to dissolve impurities, which interfere with the absorption of drugs of the intestinal and stomach. There are even drugs that are destroyed by these substances. In addition, the calcium in milk can interfere with the absorption of some antibiotics, so milk should not be used for medication.
Mixing medicine into fruit juice: in fruit juice, especially orange juice, lemon is relatively acidic.
When using juice to take medicine, some chemical reactions can lead to changes in the properties of the drug.
If mixed with grape juice can reduce the effect and increase side effects of medicines. The reason why grape juice can inhibit enzymes during absorption, such as heart disease and antifungal medication.
Mix medicine into children's food or drink: the delicious taste of food and drink will mix with the strange smell of the medicine.




Children who are picky eaters or have sensitive senses will react, reject food and drinks that have been mixed with medicine, even though they were favorite things in the past. For older children, mixing drugs so they will think they are deceived and distrust in parents.
Preparation of medicine cabinets: necessary and safe for children
- There should be analgesic, antipyretic paracetamol (do not use aspirin) to reduce fever for children; antihistamines in the form of syrup (phénergan, théralène) to treat coughs, vomiting and allergies; oresol packs to replace water and electrolytes when a child has diarrhea.
- There should be 0.9% NaCl nasal solution (physiological saline) for nose drops when a child has a stuffy nose, runny nose; antiseptic solution such as povidine to disinfect small skin wounds.
These common drugs can ask the pharmacist at the pharmacy or read the instructions carefully before using for children.
- All home remedies must be kept out of the reach of children.
- It is important for parents to keep in mind: if using conventional medicines to treat minor disorders in children after 3 days do not feel better, they should be taken to the doctor as soon as possible.



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