Is over-the-counter drugs safe for infant?
It is not safe to give your child over-the-counter drugs especially if they are under the age of 4 years old.
In January 2008 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended that these drugs should not used to treat infants and children under 2 years of age. These drugs can have serious and even life-threatening side effects. And as of October 2008, under pressure from the FDA, drug makers are now relabeling their products to inform the consumers that these drugs should not be given to children under 4.If your baby has fever, consult your doctor about giving him infant acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Don’t ever give your baby aspirin as it makes him more susceptible to Reye’s syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease.
I have always kept a bottle of the medicine such as for flu or fever prescribed by my pediatrician in the fridge so that I can give it to my child when necessary. I felt that this way is better because the medicine was prescribed by a qualified doctor and not over the counter. It is safer to give my child medicine that is prescribed by a pediatrician. But I make sure that I don’t keep the medicine for too long. I will always get a new bottle and discard the old ones when there is a visit to the doctor when my child is sick. Be sure to ask the doctor for the correct dosage if you do keep the medicine in the fridge like I do because as the child grows older, the dosage has to be increased.
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