Taiwan’s Children’s Day is approaching. Li Damin, director of the Department of Pediatrics at Taichung Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, shared a case on the 29th. A grandmother accidentally gave her grandson an antiemetic medication that looked like a small white pill, masquerading as a commercially available probiotic pill for bowel regulation. The grandson swallowed it in one go. After taking 8 pills, his heartbeat became irregular and he was taken to the hospital for gastric lavage. Some parents even bought anti-inflammatory painkillers for adults and gave them to children under one year old, causing gastric bleeding and blood in the stool and sending them to the hospital. Parents are reminded to remember the “Five Dos and Don’ts” when using children’s medicines to protect children’s medicine safety.
The Food and Drug Administration states that children should remember “five dos and five don’ts” when using medicines. The “five things to do” are: “You should” check the name, medicine name and quantity on the medicine bag; ” You should use the correct dosage techniques for children of different ages; it is necessary to pay attention to the condition of children after taking the medicine; it is necessary to record children’s allergic medicines and enter them in the children’s booklet; In case of doubt, it is necessary to consult the pharmacist or doctor.
The “Five Dons” are: “Do not buy” medicines for children; Do not “stop” taking medications or adjust the dosage on your own; Do not “keep” medications haphazardly; Do not “use” unused medications yourself; And “don’t” use boiled water. When taking it, it is “not” recommended to mix medicines with itMilkOr juice to avoid conversation.
Chen Dezheng, a pharmacist at the Department of Pharmacy at Taichung Hospital, explained that children’s body organs are not yet mature, and their absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs are different from those of adults. The side effects of medications are also different for adults. Some medications are not safe for use by adults. Yes, but it is prohibited among children.
Chen Dezheng took general antiemetics, diabetes drugs, and anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs as examples. Side effects that can occur when children accidentally take antiemetics include extrapyramidal syndrome, arrhythmia, and asthma. Side effects of accidentally taking diabetes medications include hypoglycemia, drowsiness, sweating, etc.; Accidental consumption of anti-inflammatory analgesics can lead to gastric bleeding and other risks.
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