"Switch" > wrote in message
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> A few years ago, I watched a Nightline special (one of them shows)
> they proved that childrens medicine is just a watered down version of
> adult medicine.
> Even doctors will tell you this. At least in the way of OTC meds.
> So, why not just give a child less...of an adult medicine?
> I think the general public would hurt their children by accident if
> they tried to "cut" the adult version, so I think it is responsible of
> the sorcerers to make a child version.

The meds that come in pill or capsule form can be difficult to split for
kids under about 9 or so, depending on weight. I know how much of each
commen ingredient the kids can have so I am good at figuring out dosages. I
buy adult meds that can be easily split up for the kids. My cabinets don't
have to be crammed with so many boxes/bottles of meds. I do buy junior
motrin, because I can't find any generic ibuprofin in 100mg. My older kids
don't do liquids or chewables, and haven't for many years now. My youngest
doesn't get sick until recently so I have rarely had to have meds for her.
Marie