Category Archives: medication issues

Emergency Poison Control for Young Kids: Quick Guide

Posted on September 23, 2026 by drlesliegreenberg

Young children sometimes swallow medicine, cleaning products, vitamins, or other household items. This is especially common when they start walking (and medications and solvents are not put away out of arms reach) or when at a home that is not … Continue reading →

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Children liquid medication dosing errors. What should you do?

Posted on January 30, 2018 by drlesliegreenberg

Children liquid medication dosing errors.  What should you do? In 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a recommendation that metric-based dosing for all orally administered liquids be used with a tool with standard markings.  This is because children often … Continue reading →

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Cough medicine used as a drink?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

We are mid “the coughing months” where as a provider I have patients with a cough that may benefit from a codeine cough syrup.  I am growing weary of prescribing promethazine with codeine as this can be doctored into a drink.  … Continue reading →

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Babies need vitamin D

Posted on February 2, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

Osteomalacia, also known as “rickets,”  is bone weakness resulting from Vitamin D deficiency.  We now know that breastfed babies and formula fed babies need Vitamin D supplementation.  Formula has Vitamin D in it, but not enough Vitamin D until the … Continue reading →

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Teething medications to avoid…

Posted on September 2, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

Teething medication .  It sounds like a good idea. . . to make the mouth numb.  But, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the topical pain relievers are not effective because they wash out of the child’s … Continue reading →

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Honey as a treatment for cough

Posted on May 10, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Over-the-counter cough medicines are often ineffective and may be harmful to children with cough. The FDA warns against cough and cold medicines for children under age 6. So, as an alternative to these medicines, a study was done to show … Continue reading →

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Drugs of abuse: On the grocery shelves?!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Bath salts and synthetic cannabinoids are being sold in stores throughout the world.  Their labels may read “not to be taken internally” but are often snorted (by nasal insufflation) or injected. They are highly addictive.  Repetitive dosing every 3 or four hours … Continue reading →

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2 Tylenol changes: Packages recalled AND Change in medication strength.

Posted on February 15, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Recall:  Tylenol has recalled nearly 600,000 infant Tylenol packages.  Click onto the Tylenol website below to see if your bottle needs to be returned. http://www.tylenol.com/page2.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subp_tylenol_recall_8.inc Strength change: Liquid acetaminophen for infants has always been available in one dose.  That dose … Continue reading →

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Got an itch? Your doctor should be asking some of the following questions. . .

Posted on August 5, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

If you are itching, there is more to the story.  There are other parts to the history and physical to investigate. Any new cosmetics or creams? They can cause allergic contact dermatitis, hives or even sensitivity to the sun. New … Continue reading →

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“Hot” off the press! Change in teething care.

Posted on April 14, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

For all of you who care for  young children . . . the FDA has issued a warning to NOT give over  the counter teething medication to children under age 2.  Here is why. . . benzocaine products, such as Anbesol and … Continue reading →

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