Tips Medication for children
Just like adults, children struggle to cope with the many ways this disorder impacts their lives. It is only to be expected that the question of medication will arise as some point. This is a huge decision for you, the parent, to make. Following are a list of questions to consider and to discuss with your child’s doctor in weighing the pros and cons of using medications in your child’s treatment.
Parents generally know that they shouldn’t give aspirin to their kids. They may not know exactly why, but most are aware that it can be dangerous.
Of course, the reason to avoid these medications is because they can increase your child’s chances of developing Reye’s syndrome if they take them while they also have a viral infection, such as the flu or chicken pox.
The more routine use of chickenpox and flu vaccine should also help to decrease the incidence of Reye’s syndrome.
Medicines with aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid can include:
* Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Pain Reliever and Antacid
* Bayer Children’s Aspirin
* St. Joseph Adult Chewable Aspirin
* and many others in caplet and tablet form, like Anacin, Buffrin, Ecotrin, Excedrin…
When children need to take medicine at school, how likely are they to get the right medication at the right time and in the right amount? What are your rights as a parent, and how can you help prevent mistakes and keep your child safe?
There is a wide range of medications available to treat bipolar disorders, and they work with varying degrees of effectiveness in adults. Perhaps the biggest problem that people with bipolar disorder have with medications is refusing to take them. Noncompliance isn’t entirely the patient’s fault. Some doctors, especially those who don’t have a lot of experience in treating bipolar disorders, don’t research medications very carefully. They forget to check for interactions with other medicine a patient might be taking for asthma or the flu. They start medications at doses that are far too high, causing side effects that the patient naturally refuses to tolerate. They don’t explain enough about recognizing and preventing side effects.
Such is the state of medicine. It’s a lucky patient who gets full information about a medication in the doctor’s office and reliable follow-up while he continues to take it. The rest of us have to research and monitor efficiency and side effects on our own. Acting carefully increases compliance, and that can be crucial for your child’s health.
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