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4 year old son's on moxypen 125mg/5ml powder for suspension for a cold. his gp diluted it already. can i add 5ml of diluted mixture to a half glass water to camouflage the medication? basicly i need to give him his meds and he doesn't want to take it
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Yes: Always a challenge to get a four year old to take his medicine. The main problem is now you have half a glass of medicine to get down instead of a teaspoon. Sometimes camouflaged in a strong flavored jelly or pudding might be an option to try. If that doesn't work Let me know.
Answered 4/21/2019
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