Nonprescription medicine precautions
Be sure to follow these nonprescription medicine precautions.
- Carefully read and follow all label directions on the medicine bottle and box.
- Take, but do not exceed, the maximum recommended doses.
- Do not take a medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to it in the past.
- If you have been told to avoid a medicine, call your doctor before you take it.
- If you are or could be pregnant, call your doctor before taking any medicine.
- Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20 unless your doctor tells you to because of the risk of Reye's syndrome.
- Ask your doctor what other medicines may not be safe to give your child.
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated: August 12, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine | |
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