The Telegraph reports that doctors are over-prescribing paracetamol to toddlers. "One-in-four young children are being given too much of the pain relief drug, putting them at risk of liver damage, scientists found. A study of medical records of some youngsters found that a quarter between the ages of one and three were prescribed an "excessive" paracetamol dosage by their doctor."
That is an extremely high proportion of toddlers being overdosed. I have blogged with my views about giving painkillers to babies/toddlers before. No-one wants to risk their child getting liver damage from taking painkillers. Paracetamol, aka Calpol, is not harmless. I advocate comfort and cuddles for little ones, rather than pharmaceutical painkiller drugs with all their risks. Unlike drugs, a kiss and a cuddle have no adverse side-effects:
Give a kiss and a hug,
Not a painkiller drug.
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i agree completely, i very rarely use medicines, and calpol usually goes out of date in this house !! yet i have known people to give their children a spoonful of calpol before bed to help them sleep !! shocking.
ReplyDeleteyou know when your child is really poorly or when they are just under the weather, and as you say often a nice snuggle on the sofa with a blanket and a hot water bottle is all thats needed :)