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Can Our Children Get Too Much Over The Counter Medication?
2:53 PM PST - 11/28/2007
by: Terry Weyman, D.C., C.C.S.P. Many patients feel that if the medication is sold over the counter is deemed, “Safe”. Yet, according to the Journal of Pediatrics this can be further from the truth. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) receives many reports of infants and Children receiving accidental overdoses of acetaminophen (Tylenol) every year. According to the article, an average of 27,000 accidental childhood acetaminophen overdoses are reported annually. One report from the ISMP stated that at least 24 children in the US had, up to that time, died and three required liver transplants after receiving accidental overdoses of acetaminophen, which is the most widely used medication for relief of pain and fever in Children and infants. Why is this happening? Parents, child care providers and even some medical and health care providers may not always take into account the fact that there are different dosage strengths available on the market and check doses before administration, putting the children at risk for serous effects such as liver damage or worse. To make matters worse, infant acetaminophen drops are concentrated, about three times stronger than Children’s liquid acetaminophen, which may lead to confusion and mistakes. The cold, flu and allergy season is the time that the incidences seem the highest. Be sure to consult your Doctor before taking any form of medication whether it’s over the counter or not. Also, consult your Chiropractor for means of prevention. Have your child evaluated both biomechanically, bioenergy and biochemistry. When the system is in harmony, your child’s resistance is increased. Read labels, ask advise and avoid the problem. |
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