I am seeing a number of kids getting aspirin because the parents have
Hep C and have been told that Tylenol is dangerous for them. We have to
have a talk about the difference between an adult with Hep C and a child.
Vicki
Dogwood Ridge wrote:
Tell me if this is just an East Texas thing or if any of you have noticed the
following... For years I did not hear of any child receiving aspirin as an
antipyretic and the few times I'd hear a parent say "I gave him aspirin for
the fever" it was because they used the word "aspirin" interchangeably with
Tylenol. But, in the last year, I have heard an increasing number of parents
telling me that the child was at the grandparent's house when they became
febrile and the only thing available was baby aspirin. I bet there are more
households with baby aspirin in the medicine cabinet now than even a couple of
years ago. I sure hope we don't start seeing an increase in Reye's Syndrome.
Maybe it's time for some new public service announcement to the effect of "Yes
grandma and grandpa- take the baby aspirin to reduce colon cancer and heart
disease but please don't use it as a fever reducer for your grandkids viral
illnesses." What do you think? Regards. Kim Burlingham, MD rural peds.
Texas