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7 questions about the drug of babies

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Q Could the remaining drug is given again?
A medicine for the rest of the handling of the disease and should not be used to overcome the symptoms of the disease to your baby. Sometimes, the pharmacist is to prepare liquid medicine should be a little more than a precaution if the drugs spilled or improperly mixed. So, if the drug your child be left over after the process of handling the illness is over, immediately dispose of it deh.

Q When is the baby may swallow tablets?
A chewable tablet is a bit hard drugs and longer dissolution. Thus, this drug has the potential to make your baby chokes, if not smart to eat food. Even if your baby is eating solid food, first gerus these tablets. Let no bitter taste, 'smuggled in' drug earlier in the food. Only, not just any drug in combination with suitable food to your baby. One select foods can reduce the effectiveness of these drugs work lho. Check on your child's doctor.

Best's okay to give your baby medicines in liquid form. This type of drug is more easily swallowed and mixed in appropriate doses. Not to mention, a drug commonly given a liquid hydrogen (flavored) by a pharmacist to taste better. For example, the taste of orange, apple, and so forth.

Note: Provide food in very small amounts only, and make sure your child to spend the entire meal had to take medication dosage according to doctor's instructions. Never mix drugs in a baby bottle. If milk is not low, this means that children do not take medication according to dosage.

Q Could the baby be given drugs belonged to someone else?
A Do not ever give medicine prescribed for someone else (whether it's a special medicine for adults and children alike) on your baby. Besides not necessarily work effectively in your baby's body, the drug might actually cause him any harm.

Note: Two people who have the same disease though, may require different medications. Even if the same medicine, dosage and medication rules can be different. So, just give a special drug prescribed for the little plus fitting for his condition.

Q Is there an easy way to give medicine to the baby?
A general, giving the drug in infants is more difficult, because he likes to rebel. Hence, his position must pass. The trick? Lap little one, and then arrange to have a half-sitting position. Note: Do not baby my back, because the drug can enter the lungs.

Special baby liquid medicine should be given by dropper or tube. Her baby could not swallow from a spoon! There are tricks to the drug had actually swallowed the little guy. For example, place the pipette in the corner of baby's mouth, then gradually remove the drug. How about the tube? Pour medication into the tube, according to recommended dosage. Put the tip of the tube in the baby's lower lip, and let the drugs flowed into his mouth.

Q What should I do if the baby vomited the drug?
A lot of the baby also vomiting immediately after taking medicine. Just so you know, the intestines will absorb most of the drug within 30-45 minutes. When the baby vomited the medicine directly, just repeat the drug administration. Special antibiotics, repeat the dose after 10 minutes of drug administration (and dimuntahkannya).

Sometimes, the baby was too sick to swallow and regurgitate it all. This generally occurs in the form of fever medication liquid, such as acetaminophen. If this happens, your child can get a fever-lowering medicine that is inserted through the anus. Can also does your doctor prescribe drugs Antiemetic (entering through the anus too) about 20-30 minutes before giving liquid medicine. In this way, little drug can still 'survive' in the stomach.

Note: Contact your pediatrician if your baby back and forth to vomit. Drug dose that is too often can cause diarrhea, especially in some types of antibiotics. If you already like this, antibiotics can be done by injection.

Q Is it true aspirin unsafe for babies?
A fever reliever Aspirin is an effective drug. However, this drug administration in infants (especially with viral infections) can cause serious side effects, namely, Reye's syndrome. Presumably, this syndrome associated with the body's inability to cope with certain chemicals. Its symptoms are uncontrollable vomiting, fever, delirium, and unconsciously (and commas). This syndrome is rare, but include severe disease and fatal if not immediately known. So, do not ever give your baby aspirin or any medicine containing aspirin.

Note: Drugs that contain aspirin is sometimes given another name, namely salicylate or acetylslicylate. Therefore cermatlah read the label on the drug packaging subsidiary.

Q Which is better: acetaminophen or ibuprofen?
J In fact, acetaminophen or ibuprofen works to overcome the fever and pain. Even formerly, acetaminophen is a pain medication (nonaspirin) that must always be first choice. Afterward, before the doctor began to prescribe ibuprofen, because the drug is stronger and more durable.

Both these drugs have side effects. Ibuprofen can irritate the stomach, if the child does not eat right or she was not familiar with these medications. Acetaminophen does not cause stomach disorders, but large doses can cause liver damage. That's why drug factory producing liquid acetaminophen for kids in a tiny bottle.

Which is okay? Both are equally powerful kok. Importantly, appropriate drug dosing, based on weight. Instead, consult a physician for use of both types of these drugs.

Note: Especially when a child under the age of three months, you should always consult a doctor before giving this medicine. Could be, giving the drug will actually cover your baby's symptoms. The result? Doctors increasingly difficult to diagnose the actual disease. The problem is easy once your baby was sick and could direct a severe condition.


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