Should mixed with milk for children taking drugs?

Young children often fear not to take medicine or drink and spit it out right away because of bitter medicine, or the taste of medicine for them is not pleasant at all. Therefore, parents have to give medicine to a bottle of milk for a nursing baby or to give the baby medicine with milk.

In addition to water and organic substances, there are many micro-minerals in milk. With high lipid content and high alkalinity, milk slows the absorption of some drugs such as cefuroxime antibiotics. In particular, the abundance of calcium in milk can cause adverse drug interactions (calcium may work with the drug, forming an insoluble and unabsorbed complex).

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Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (such as ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin) may be ineffective when taken at the same time as milk. Tetracyclines also interact with calcium when taken together. The effect of penicillamine and trientin may be lost if taken at the same time as milk. The list of drugs that interact with milk is probably more.

To help your child stop the " fear " of the medicine, before taking the medicine, numb the baby's tongue with a cold stone and after taking the medicine, give the baby a sweet candy to avoid the aftertaste. For younger children, it is advisable to mix tablets, powdered pills with little cool boiled water, add some sugar to make it easier for children to drink.

For children whose main source of nutrition is milk, this interaction can be reduced by taking the medication at least two hours before or after taking milk. An active ingredient may have many dosage forms, so it is preferable to choose a liquid form such as syrup, drops to help children drink more easily. However, parents should also know that some medications are advised to be taken at full time, which can be used with milk to avoid stomach irritation such as NSAIDs and glucocorticoids. Therefore, consult your doctor or pharmacist for effective and safe medication.