Children's Medications

Use this school form if you need to give the school permission to give your child medication. ...

Most over-the-counter cold medicines do not work very well in babies, and they can have noticeable side effects. ...

Learn about eczema in children, and the best ways to treat it. ...

Before giving a child any medicinal drug or herb, it's important to discuss the relative risks and benefits of it with the pediatrician. ...

Bed-wetting medication is only a temporary solution. Find out what else you can do to resolve bedwetting. ...

Protecting the Gift Excerpt "Open wide ... here comes the choo-choo." When it comes to giving children medicine, a little imagination never hurts. But what's more important is vigilance: giving the medicine at the right time at the right dose, av...

It's best to be cautious about giving any medicines to children and to minimize the amount we do prescribe. ...

Find out how to choose the right medicine for a cold. ...

Decongestant nose spray is not routinely recommended for toddlers. ...

If misused, Tylenol and other brands of acetaminophen have the potential for fatal injury to a toddler's liver. ...

Overprescription of AntibioticsSeveral weeks ago, when my seven-year-old son came down with a nasty cold and cough, I thought for sure the pediatrician would prescribe antibiotics. But instead, she sent us home empty-handed. "Chances are it's jus...

Making Sense of Kids' MedicinesYour 10-year-old feels miserable. He's got a runny nose, cough, and fever--all signs of the common cold going around his class in school. The pediatrician says it could take as long as 14 days to clear up and recomm...