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“Sometimes, the dose that a child may take may be as high as a dose an adult will take. It depends on what we calculate because we relate it to every child.
“That is the important thing and that is why we discourage this type of practice of using adult dosages for children.” Prof. Mokuolu noted that parents should not take the dosing of drugs for granted, stressing that they should be guided by their health workers on the dosing of a drug for their children.“For instance, if you look at a child, a child is anybody from a newborn to somebody who is 14 years old. So, which dose are you going to use if you are just going to reduce the adult dose? So, the spectrum of what constitutes a child is so wide.
“They should not take it for granted that it will be half of an adult dose. There is no half of an adult dose. In some cases, it will become too much. In some cases, it may be too little. So, the summary is that parents should be guided properly,” he said. The researcher stated further that parents should seek proper medical intervention whenever their child is sick and not resort to self-medication, adding that there are community health workers that could be of assistance when administering drugs to their children.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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