Three common medication mistakes and how to avoid them

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3. Overdosing past daily limit

Every paediatric medicine has a maximum amount of medicine a child can be given within 24 hours.

"In most cases, there is a caveat -- like every four hours but not more than 4 times in 24 hours. Four hours go into 24 six times so there is the risk of a parent overdosing the child if they are not keen."

"If the paracetamol has been administered four times, and the baby still presents with a fever, the parent should seek a doctor's counsel for the next course of action."

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