As lay people, we typically can not distinguish between pills or
liquid medications other than by the label on the bottle.
Not exact matches
Just be careful, because over-the-counter allergy
medications are often combined with
other drugs in one
liquid or pill.
If they do occur in conjunction with the
other symptoms, the same thing is required as would be for any stomach flu: rest,
liquids when the baby is able to keep it down, and pain
medication, once again, if baby is able to keep the
medication down.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed (i.e., breast milk with no solids or
other liquids except vitamin / mineral supplements or
medications) for about the first 6 months of life, and that they continue to be breastfed for at least 12 months, with introduction of nutrient - rich complementary foods at about age 6 months (1).
Never drink water or
other liquids with meals (except 1/2 glass of carrot or grapefruit juice, if you are not on
medication otherwise use different juice).
Availability of a reasonably priced oral
liquid has been helpful for administration to small patients, but there is some potential for sedation especially when combined with
other medications on this list.
Other reasons for getting compounded
medications are that it may be easier for an owner to give his pet a
liquid form of
medication rather than a pill or tablet.
If that's the case for your little critter, let your veterinarian know, as there are some medicines — including certain pain
medications, antibiotics, and
others — that are available as
liquid suspensions which may be easier for you to administer.
Two
other key concerns apply to
liquid medications.
In
other words, all
liquid medications are not created equal.
Availability of a reasonably priced oral
liquid has been very helpful for administration to small patients but there is some potential for sedation especially when combined with
other medications on this list.
Pills can be difficult to give your dog, but what about
other types of
medications like
liquids, drops or ointments?
As the Lead Pharmacy Technician I supervise, train, and help the
other technicians under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, retrieve the appropriate
medication from inventory, create prescription labels and put them onto the prescription containers, reconstitute oral
liquids, input patient and prescription data into system, take telephonic prescriptions pursuant to current regulations, and complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions.
Other vital topics include conversions between the various measurement systems, reconstituting
liquid medications, and calculating
medications based on a patient's age or body weight.