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Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Preventing acetaminophen overdose in children

Katy takes her medicine. Courtesy yipDog Studios.

Acetaminophen overdoses in children can be life-threatening — but they are avoidable. A recent report from U.S. Poison Control Centers and the American Academy of Pediatrics found that when children are given any pharmaceuticals, medication errors occur nearly 10 percent of the time. Acetaminophen, widely available over the counter and most commonly known as Tylenol, leads [...]

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Don’t fear the fever

The primary goal of giving a child antipyretics, or medications to reduce a fever, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen should be to help a sick child feel more comfortable, not simply to maintain a “normal” temperature.

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