As the temperatures are changing and weather is getting cooler, cold and flu season will be here before we know it. I remember a time when I took my 2-year old son, RJ, to the doctor for a sinus infection. It was a Friday afternoon and we were the last appointment of the day. I picked up the prescription and raced home to give my son his first dose. As I pulled the "creamy" liquid into the syringe, it suddenly dawned on me that I should check the ingredients for dairy. Sure enough, the prescription contained a dairy base. While our pediatrician was willing to write a different prescription, all of the manufacturer's offices were now closed for the weekend and we would have to wait until Monday to obtain necessary ingredient lists.
By mid-weekend, our son's sinus infection began to rage out of control. He had a fever of 106 and a CT Scan revealed the infection had spread to his eyes, bones in his face, and was within milimeters of his brain. He was admitted immediately to the hospital where it took 2 hrs to start the i.v. that would pump antibiotics into his system for the next 8 days.
There is a reason I am telling you this story.....
If your child is anaphylactic to dairy or egg, it is vital - A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH - that you call the manufacturers of Tamiflu, Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Zythromax, Biaxin (drug of choice for pneumonia) and get a "safe" list of medications that your child can take BEFORE YOUR CHILD IS SICK!
Go now! Don't wait!
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