5 Medicines for Children Recommended by Doctors to Bring When Going Home

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"5 Recommended Medicines for Children to Bring During Homecoming, as Recommended by Doctors"

5 Medicines for Children Recommended by Doctors to Bring When Going Home

Dream - Traveling back home at this time can be considered very tiring. For those who have to take the land route, they might experience long traffic jams. This also applies to air or sea routes because airports and ports are also busy and crowded.

Bringing children in a crowded homecoming situation certainly requires good preparation. One thing that must not be forgotten is to prepare medicines.

If at any time the child experiences health problems, the medicine can help relieve the symptoms. Dr. Citra Amelinda, a pediatric specialist, highly recommends parents to bring these five medicines when traveling with children. Take note!

1. Fever\/ headache medicine

This complaint is often experienced by children. Especially when the streets are crowded, there are many people at the airport or in a crowded place. Therefore, always bring fever medicine and headache medicine.

"The medicine that can be used for children is paracetamol and ibuprofen. To make it easier, consider choosing chewable tablets or liquid in plastic bottles to prevent them from easily breaking when carried," said Dr. Citra.

2. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

This medicine is highly needed when a child suddenly shows symptoms of digestive tract infection, which often occurs during a trip. The commonly used medicine for nausea and vomiting is called domperidone.

"If diarrhea, the most important thing is oral rehydration fluid or oralit available in sachet form, zinc in tablet form," said Dr. Citra.

3. Motion sickness medication

To this medicine can be given 30 minutes to 1 hour before the trip, for example dimenhydrinate. So that the child does not get motion sickness, prevention can be done by finding a seat near the window so that they can see the scenery and have good ventilation. Make sure the child eats a small snack before leaving so that their stomach is not empty.

4. Allergy medicine.

"For children with a history of allergies, allergy medication is certainly a must-have. Allergic attacks can occur at any time and if left untreated, they may worsen. Examples of allergy medications for children are cetirizine, loratadine, or desloratadine."

5. Cough and cold medicine

"Cough and cold medicine is also important to bring because children often experience it after being tired during the homecoming trip. Pay attention to the content, fathers and mothers. There is cough and cold medicine that already contains paracetamol so there is no need for fever medicine anymore. It is not recommended to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to children under 4 years old because it has the side effect of overdose. Source: IG dr @citra_amelinda"

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