How to give antibiotics to a child?

Every person at least once in his life needed painkillers or at least nasal drops. While swallowing pills and taking medicine is not a problem for an adult, small children can refuse medicine. Whether it's pills or syrup, each administration can be a struggle because the child refuses the medicine.

Medicines can be administered in three ways - orally, i.e. by mouth (tablets, syrups, powder for oral suspension, dragees, etc.), parenterally, i.e. through broken skin (injections, infusions) and by application to the skin, mucous membranes or body cavities (ointments , gels, suppositories). For small children, most medicines are available in liquid form, suppositories are also suitable, and tablets are more suitable for older children from 3 years of age. Antibiotic syrups are mostly flavored, but not every child likes aromatic flavors. Cherry, orange or chocolate may not interest the child, and the sweet syrup will be spit out. Suppositories are recommended when a child vomits and hates swallowing medicine. Even during their application, the child may resist and push the suppository out. Giving antibiotics in tablet form is the least convenient because children often refuse to swallow them, keep them in their mouths, making them bitter, and try to spit them out.

Liquid antibiotics should be administered using a syringe. Apply the medicine between the cheeks and teeth as far as possible to the back of the oral cavity and gently hold the child's mouth until the antibiotics are swallowed. If vomiting has occurred, administer antibiotics in small amounts at shorter intervals. Be sure not to put them on the tip of the tongue. In the case of tablets, it is advisable to crush the medicine before administration and mix it with a little tea or fruit juice on a spoon. But only if it is allowed. Some antibiotics must not be taken with an inappropriate liquid. Place the spoon in the child's mouth at the root of the tongue and gently press on it, this will trigger the swallowing reflex and the child will swallow the medicine. Sometimes children take the medicine but chew the tablet. If it's not a sustained-release or extended-release pill, that's fine. Children's tablets are adapted so that children can chew them. Suppositories are inserted directly into the anus, the plus is that the child does not perceive the unpleasant taste of the medicine and will therefore not reject it. After introducing the suppository to the child, always gently press the halves of the bottom so that the suppository begins to dissolve and the child cannot push it out. Stay like this for a while.

If the child refuses the medicine, give him a new dose. The medicine is absorbed after 15 to 20 minutes, if the child vomits after this time, there is no need to give him a new dose of the medicine.

Most mothers confirmed in the discussions that giving antibiotics to small children is a struggle. Children often react to them by spitting or vomiting. In the case of liquid antibiotics, it is advisable to administer them gradually (smaller doses at smaller intervals) backwards between the cheeks and the teeth. As for tablets, some of the antibiotics are not suitable to be given with milk, so you should always read the instructions. Dissolving antibiotics in tea is also not suitable, unless the child drinks it in a short time. If there is no other way, use less tea to drink it faster.

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