ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY)--It's getting harder to find Children's Tylenol and Motrin. That's due to the fact that flu, RSV, and COVID are causing an accrued request for these acold and flu medications.
The New York State Department of Health reports astir 100,000 cases of flu person been reported successful kids ages 5 to 17. Everyone is getting sick astatine the aforesaid clip and everyone needs medicine astatine the aforesaid time. This is prompting precocious request and scarce proviso of acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
"When much and much radical are successful request of that medicine it's similar an point you were to bargain astatine a store. If everybody wants that point it's a blistery point it's going to alert disconnected the store shelves precise quickly," Dr. Nistico said.
It's been pugnacious to find these over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications for sick kids. This is wherever a batch of parents are stuck and wondering what tin they bash to assistance their kid consciousness better. First, helium says to talk to your child's pediatrician astir your child's needs. There are besides location remedies you tin usage to dainty your child's fever.
"Like a lukewarm bath oregon adjacent utilizing acold compresses connected the forehead. Right present the champion attack is to effort to usage your resources. Call and adjacent look online, sometimes they person medications that tin beryllium sold similar Tylenol.
Dr. Nistico explains the threshold for a fever to tally its people and a higher fever that mightiness necessitate much care.
"A fever is defined arsenic having a fig of 100.4. Lower people temps of 101 oregon 102, you tin accidental you're successful a portion wherever you'd beryllium considered it's benignant of acceptable. But if it starts to creep supra that 102 people you should effort your champion to bash things to effort to trim the fever.
Dr. Nistico added to beryllium definite to work the medicine packaging statement and take the close 1 for your child's property and weight. These medications are not interchangeable truthful beryllium careful.
Lastly, helium says if your kid hasn't received the flu changeable it's a bully clip to see it.
He besides recommends keeping children location if they are sick to debar the dispersed of corruption to different kids.
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