Ask You Crush Antibiotics and Cook Them with Scrambled Eggs??

Call a pharmacist. Some drugs in pill form need to be swallowed whole some you can crush. I don't think it would be a good idea to actually heat/cook the antibiotic. I think it is possible for the chemical compound of the drug to change under heat.

I would ask a pharmacist.

This is definitely a question that the pharmacist can advise you on. They know all about which pills can be crushed, which can be split, and which cannot.

But something you might try, in the meantime, is having your daughter put the pill in her cheek, not on her tongue. Often it's the tongue that is sensitive and causes that gag reflex. Put the pill in her cheek and then have her take a big drink of water or juice and she might find that the pill goes down easier.

Or put the pill in a spoonful of yogurt or applesauce and have her swallow that.

I agree with the advice to ask a pharmacist. Many drugs can be mixed with applesauce or pudding, but I would think that heating up the contents of a pill would not be a good idea. Your pharmacist will know for sure, and will be able to give you advice on other delivery options appropriate for your child's age and issue.

this is a question for YOUR pharmacist.

I'm guessing it's augmentin?

Ask the pharmacist, but probably not. Most antibiotics lose activity quickly when they get warm. Did you ask the pharmacist to put flavoring in the liquid? Or ask if you can dissolve it in a cold drink?

ETA: Applesauce! I was trying to think what I did with medicine capsules that my kids had trouble with. I mixed them in applesauce. It's cold, so the antibiotic wouldn't be inactivated. Ask your pharmacist if this might work.

I wouldn't reccommend that and agree that you should ask the pharmacist. Any chance they have a gel form that may be better?

do not cook your medicine.

talk to your pharmacist and get a different form, or mix it in applesauce, or roll it in a little cookie dough, or go old school and shove it down.

but your SWH is throwing me. if you already asked the pharmacist, why are you asking here?
khairete
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Did you ask the pharmacist if you could put the medicine IN eggs or did you ask if you could cook them in eggs?

I can't imagine cooking the meds in the eggs. A lot of heat could change the drug.

It's a child's "job" to give us a hard time taking medicine. You give it to them anyway, no matter whether they like it or not. Get one of those long tube spoons that they sell at the pharmacy. Lay her down with a towel underneath her head on the floor, and straddle her face with your knees so that she can't turn her head. Pour the medicine in her mouth as you hold her cheeks so that her mouth is open.

I know that sounds mean, but your child has to learn that she has to take medicine even if she doesn't like it. And it's better than her ending up in the ER having to have an IV put in her vein. She'll like that a LOT less.