Study: 80% of Parents Giving Kids too Much/too Little Liquid Medications

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By Julie Fidler

A new study published September 12 in the journal Pediatrics shows that many parents accidentally overdose their children on liquid medicines, but standardizing measuring instruments and labels may reduce these errors. [1]

Moms and dads often give their kids too much medication when they measure it with a cup or spoon, but using a syringe could cut down on accidental overdoses.

Dr. Shonna Yin, an associate professor at NYU Medical School and a co-author of the study, said:

“When parents used dosing cups, they had four times the odds of making a dosing error, compared to when they used an oral …read more

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