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Medication Tips & Safety

Dosing help, formulation choices, and medication safety tips from a pediatric pharmacist and mom.

Back-to-School Medication Preparation & School Nurse Coordination

Back-to-School Medication Preparation & School Nurse Coordination

As the school bell rings again (hooray!), parents are suddenly juggling lunchboxes, sports forms, permission slips, and backpacks... oh, and that yearly task of medication drop-off is added to the to-do list! Back-to-school season can feel like juggling flaming torches blindfolded. We all get burned sometimes. In this blog, learn

What to Do If Your Child’s Medication Is Recalled

What to Do If Your Child’s Medication Is Recalled

Medication recalls can be unsettling — here’s what parents need to know to protect their kids. Introduction Medication, product, and food recalls happen all too often nowadays. I’m glad there is a solid surveillance system to prevent harm, but it’s still a little unsettling. Parents also face a

What's Best for Your Child? Chewables, Liquids, or Meltaways? A Pediatric Pharmacist Explains

Chewables, Liquids, or Meltaways? A Pharmacist’s Guide to Choosing Kids’ Meds

Medicine for kids comes in many different dosage forms. If you walk up and down the aisle of your local pharmacy, you’re likely to see shelf after shelf of what seems like the same product. It’s good to have options, but it can also be a bit confusing!

What to Do When Your Kid Spits Out Their Antibiotics

What to Do When Your Kid Spits Out Their Antibiotics

Has anyone else ended up with white, chalky Augmentin liquid all over their face and hair after their kid immediately gags and violently spits a dose out? No? Just me? Kids spitting out antibiotics that don’t taste well is an all-too-common scenario for parents. Some antibiotics, such as amoxicillin,

How to Get Your Toddler to Take Yucky Medicine Without a Battle

How to Get Your Toddler to Take Yucky Medicine Without a Battle

I don’t like to brag, but I consider myself a bit of an expert at yucky medicine administration. I worked for years at a children’s hospital, where I learned all the tricks of the trade from the superstar pediatric nurses. Between nursing and pharmacy, we were usually able

Tylenol vs. Motrin: When to Use Each

Tylenol vs. Motrin: When to Use Each

When your child has a fever, is in pain, or just feels crummy (that's the official medical term for yuckiness in kids), you’re likely reaching for Tylenol® (acetaminophen) or Motrin® (ibuprofen). But what’s the difference? Is one better? Can you alternate them? Do you even need

Summer Travel with Kids: 5 Meds to Pack

Summer Travel with Kids: 5 Meds to Pack

I once heard someone joke, "There's no better time to plan your vacation than during your child's illness." Truer words have never been spoken! My kids don't get sick ALL the time, but between them and their cousins, someone always manages to