Flavored spray marketed to children to make taking pills ‘enjoyable’ … toddlers now being prescribed antidepressants

‘Parents generally do not enjoy fighting with their children to get them to take pills when they are sick, but a new spray to make medicine easier to swallow may do more harm than good.
As reported by CNN, swallowing pills can be difficult both for adults and kids when suffering from certain illnesses. To make taking pills even more difficult – say, when you have a sore throat – often doses must be taken a few times during the day.
And while pediatricians and parents have been struggling for years trying to improve ways for children, especially, to take their oral medications, they haven’t had much luck. However, a small study published in the October 2016 issue of the journal Pediatrics found that a flavored spray called Pill Glide can make taking pills more flavorful and, hence, more enjoyable.’
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