For more information: Committee on Drugs, American Academy of Pediatrics. Inaccuracies in administering liquid medication. Pediatrics. 1975;56:327-328. Botash AS. Syringe caps: an aspiration ...

"Syringes avoid the use of household spoons, known to be inaccurate," Dr. Ian Paul, a pediatrics researcher at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in Hershey who wasn't involved in the study ...

Dosing Errors can Be Minimized by Using Oral Syringes for Kids’ Liquid Medications by Madhumathi Palaniappan on September 14, 2016 at 3:28 PM. According to a study report in the U.S, ...

Parents administered an incorrect dose 43.0% of the time when using a dosing cup, compared to 16.2% of the time when using an oral syringe. More than two-thirds (68.0%) of the dosing errors made ...

However, it’s in liquid form. And, despite your best efforts, that’s a no-go according to your doggo. If only you had a guide about how to give a dog liquid medicine, according to vet experts.

Low-cost medicine syringes are widely available from pharmacists and easy to use. Also, using them will give parents greater confidence that they have dispensed the correct dose.

"Syringes avoid the use of household spoons, known to be inaccurate," Dr. Ian Paul, a pediatrics researcher at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in Hershey who wasn't involved in the study ...

If you're like many Americans and often use kitchen spoons to measure liquid cold medicines, it's likely you're over- or under-dosing, according to a January 5th study published in the Annals of ...