dosing children ( was Re: Re: impetigo)

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>Had a conversation with the nurse at our surgery, who said that

>suppositories for children weren't licensed in this country, so they

>couldn't prescribe them even as a last resort. When I asked her why, she

>seemed most put out that I should be questioning her, and said it was to do

>with child sexual abuse. Comments anyone?

There was no mention whatsoever of *paracetamol* suppositories at any

rate for children not being licensed when I enquired (we ended up in

a whole cascade of appointments just because DS2 had a temp of 40

plus and had gone off oral in a major way) *However* I seem to

remember the pharmacist and GP telling me they were not licensed for

under-ones - and they did look a tad large for a baby and DS2 was.

You can buy them OTC (as someone's said, they cost a lot - and I

don't know how long their use-by date) for older children and get

them on prescription.

(We do have a bit of a bottom hang up don't we? How many children end

up with avoidable febrile convulsions because of this?)

Whilst we are on the subject, vaguely, I've been wondering if called

the stuff Calpol blinds people to what they are giving. We have

friends we see regularly (every few weeks) and I have *never* visited

them on a day when their son has not been given it at some point

during that day. On the other hand, I think for a long while I erred

on the wrong side because I wouldn't give any paracetamol unless they

had a temp of 38 plus - then I realised I allowed myself to have it

for pain without taking my temperature first :-)

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