Re: Administering medicine.

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Sam Newman - who started these lists a long time ago along with Sue W - used

to swear by suppositories!!!

Each to their own!

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Kirsten Boustred wrote:

> Thanks to everyone that has posted back to me!

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> used

> to swear by suppositories!!!

I used them for pregnancy sickness as the other end really was not an option

[Guest guest]

> used

> to swear by suppositories!!!

I used them for pregnancy sickness as the other end really was not an option

[Guest guest]

One of my dk's wouldn't take any syrup-type medicine, so I used to get

prescriptions for tablets. These were paediatric strength, so the GP

had to ferret through his little book to find the right dose. We

crushed the tablets between two spoons and mix with jam or peanut butter

or whatever was flavour of the moment. It was OK for ear infections,

but may not work so well for sore throats

The main disadvantage I found was enthusiastic pharmacists - I was

regularly told there would be a slight delay as they were phoning the GP

who had 'prescibed tablets by mistake'.

Diz Meredith

Warwick

SAHM, older kids - can't even remember which one wouldn't take syrups

and which one feigned ear-ache 'cos they liked the taste of 'banana

medicine'

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> > apart from as you say the pharmasist being nosey!

>

> I'm going to leap to the defence of pharmacists here and point out

that they

> are not being nosy, just doing their job properly!

The pharmacists in our local Boots are vigilant too - I was buying

flu-strength Lem-sip for myself when pregnant and again when

breastfeeding, when I was stopped and told that decongestants are not

safe to be taken at such times - news to me but I was happy to be

advised so!

Ruth