Children Difficult to Distinguish Drug Candy

In each pack of medicine there is actually a warning to hold her from the reach of children. This warning is essential that they are ignored, because as per research one of 4 children of kindergarten age can not distinguish the candy when using the drug.

This figure is the results of research of a young person from Ohio, United States, Casey Gittelman (12 years). Although administrated by a youngster, but such research can be presented while in the forum for the American Academy of Pediatrics in Boston recently.

For the reason that study, Gittelman mixing 20 varieties of candy and medicines during a box. He then asked 30 students kindergarten to separate between candy and medicine, then for the comparison he also asked for 30 people of kindergarten teachers to do the same.

"I'm not too surprised when the children can't distinguish between drugs with candy, but if ever the teacher can also not be that surprising. I'm sure adults can be distinguished since it has more experience with these drugs," says Gittelman.

Gittelman observations did show, one of four kindergarten students have difficulty distinguishing candy with drugs. But more surprising, kindergarten teachers participating while in the study are not one hundred pc correct in separating them.

Dependent on Gittelman, a drug that is often mistaken for candy commonly round, shiny because they got a special coating and is not marked or stamped to point that it's a drug. Gittelman suggest, drug companies should avoid the design similarities with the candy.

Meanwhile, in keeping with data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers inside United States, cases of drug poisoning in children tends to increase. Between 2001 to 2008 alone, perform properly cases of child drug poisoning and was rushed to your hospital increased 30 percent.

Most of those children should ingest drugs to a different person. Perhaps because the colors enough to draw in attention and moreover there are a few sugar-coated, the kids expect it and ate candy and consequently be poisoned.

According to data published in your journal Pediatrics, the species of drug that often causes the child poisonings are drugs are nearly always available at home. Among these sleeping pills, a category of opioid analgesics, cardiovascular drugs, diabetes drugs, cold medicines, aspirin and acetaminophen.