Vaccine + Drug Update
At Centre Pediatrics, we immunize all of our patients. Vaccines are a very important preventive measure that saves children from serious illness and even death.
Lately, some have raised questions about some vaccines, especially MMR, and have linked its use to autism. The vast body of scientific evidence does not support this linkage, and we are not persuaded that MMR is harmful.
Rather, we continue to support the use of MMR as an important tool in the fight against diseases which can lead to permanent damage or death.
Click here to read in depth about this topic, or you can go to Childhood Immunization Support Program for more information on immunization.
Acetaminophen Notice
It has been brought to our attention that the droppers that come with concentrated infant acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) are not all the same. At least one generic product, carried by CVS, has a dropper that is oversized. As a result of the oversized dropper, giving your child a “dropperful” of concentrated infant acetaminophen may be an incorrect dose.
Generally, concentrated infant acetaminophen comes with a dropper marked 0.4 ml and 0.8 ml. Some larger bottles of this medication come with a longer dropper marked only 1.6 ml. Giving your child a “dropperful” using this longer dropper could result in giving a greater dose than recommended.
Please check all products carefully before giving your child concentrated infant acetaminophen.
