Study: Dosing Unclear on Kids’ Medicines

It’s no wonder many parents give their kids the wrong dose of medicines, a new study suggests. Instructions on the medicines are often unclear, the study found. Researchers looked at more than 200 over-the-counter medicines for children. About 3 out of 4 included measuring devices. But nearly all of the devices had markings that were different in some way from the dosing directions. The researchers said the markings and dose instructions should match. Drug makers should all use the same measurements, they said. Abbreviations also should be the same. The Journal of the American Medical Association published the study. HealthDay News wrote about it November 30.