Canadian Family, October 2008
What you should have on hand for your baby’s most common illnesses.
by Sharon Oosthoek
Toronto mother Armi Armesto is cautious about giving over-the-counter drugs to her baby and pre-schooler. “I don’t want to over medicate,” she says. “That’s my number one fear.”
Armesto was paying attention last fall when concerns over the safety of non-prescription cough and cold medicines for children made headlines. At the time, Health Canada reported “life-threatening adverse events, including unintentional overdose” in children under the age of two who had been given these medicines.
“I only give (three-year-old) Skyler something if he’s suffering and I wouldn’t give (two-month-old) Emma anything. She’s too young,” says Armesto.