Article: Giving oral medicines and supplements to children

The aim of this article is to review the challenges associated with prescribing oral medications to children, especially those who cannot swallow pills, and to provide practical guidance on solutions.    They conclude by discussing an evidence based method for teaching children the important life skill of how to swallow whole pills.

Dersch-Mills, D. & Kaplan, B.  2020. Giving oral medicines and supplements to children.  BMJ.  Published online 5th October, BMJ 2020;371:m3550

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