Do You Want A Better Way To Give Your Child Medicine?
Ensure drug/dosing/strength is appropriate for age and weight of the pediatric patient.
There’s nothing fun about being sick, and taking medicine just seems to make it worse. But it doesn’t have to be that way. While there’s no guarantee that taking medicine ever will become an entirely pleasurable event, there are some ways to help.
One of the best is involving a contemporary compounding pharmacy to ease the experience. From flavoring medications to make them taste better, to providing individualized strengths and dosage forms, a compounding pharmacist can help make medication time easier and less stressful for your child – and you!
Flavored Medicine. Many children refuse medication because of its texture or color, or simply because they know it is medicine. The child who refuses to take his or her medicine because of the taste is a prime candidate for compounded medication. Many medications can be transformed into colorful, pleasantly flavored dosage forms; which are dispensed in childproof packaging. Dozens of enticing flavors are available to enhance the taste and color of a medication without changing the medication’s effectiveness.
Strength and Ingredient Variations
Children differ in size and neediness. Some have allergies and varying drug tolerances, requiring medications that aresugar-free, gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free, or dye-free.
A compounding pharmacist working closely with a caring pediatrician can formulate medications to meet every child's special needs.
One of the best is involving a contemporary compounding pharmacy to ease the experience. From flavoring medications to make them taste better, to providing individualized strengths and dosage forms, a compounding pharmacist can help make medication time easier and less stressful for your child – and you!
Flavored Medicine. Many children refuse medication because of its texture or color, or simply because they know it is medicine. The child who refuses to take his or her medicine because of the taste is a prime candidate for compounded medication. Many medications can be transformed into colorful, pleasantly flavored dosage forms; which are dispensed in childproof packaging. Dozens of enticing flavors are available to enhance the taste and color of a medication without changing the medication’s effectiveness.
Strength and Ingredient Variations
Children differ in size and neediness. Some have allergies and varying drug tolerances, requiring medications that aresugar-free, gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free, or dye-free.
A compounding pharmacist working closely with a caring pediatrician can formulate medications to meet every child's special needs.
