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9802 Stockdale Hwy. Ste. 103
Bakersfield, CA 93311
PH 661-663-4444 - FX 661-663-4100

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Medications, Administration of
Getting preschoolers and school-age children to take medicine can be very challenging for parents. Try this: pour the medicine into a small medicine cup, measuring out the exact amount prescribed by your doctor. Then, "top it off" with several teaspoons of either strawberry or chocolate syrup. You also can try this for medicine in tablet form. First, using two spoons, crush the pill into a fine powder. Then, put the powder into the medicine cup, and fill it with flavored syrup. Stir until the powder is dissolved, and let your child drink it up!

Kathleen Traylor, M.D.