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April 19, 2007 at 4:31 pm #31007

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Hi there my daughter was just put on zantac and i am having the hardest time getting her to swallow the medicine. I have tried putting it on the side of her check and even in the back of her mouth, and she refuses to swallow it. Any advice would be helpful. shelbymommy2007-4-19 16:31:32

April 19, 2007 at 5:32 pm #31008

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We had the same problem with the zantac with Hailey. It really tastes pretty nasty.

Zantac comes in another from called the efferdose, which is a little dissolvable pill. You dissolve it in water and then use a syringe to administer it and I’ve heard it tastes much better- citrus flavoured, I believe. Another option I’ve heard of is to add a bit of mylanta to the zantac. You can also get it flavoured at your pharmacy, but it ends up tasting like minty-grape I’ve heard.

Pepcid is another H2 blocker just like zantac, except it apparently tastes really good. I’ve heard it’s more expensive though.

Good luck.

April 19, 2007 at 6:22 pm #31011

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My daughter hated the minty Zantac too! Does your daughter take a soother at all? Perhaps you could squirt it in the side of her mouth and stick a pacifier in right after. The sucking action may force her to swallow the Zantac.

As well, you could try drawing the dose up into a syringe, then drawing up a few mLs of distilled water, or formula, or expressed breastmilk along with it. Maybe if it is diluted a bit, she might take it easier?

Good Luck!

April 19, 2007 at 6:52 pm #31014

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If she does take a pacifier they have those medicine pacifiers.

April 20, 2007 at 5:23 am #31047

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Great suggestions above re the normal zantac.. I have used the pacifier thing for lots of meds. I just wanted to say that Alana has used the efferdose…it doesn’t seem like a lot of drs prescribe it…maybe because it is harder to get the right dose (the tablets are 150mg of zantac so you have to break them up). But…I never ever had any difficulty getting her to taste it…I have tried it and it tastes yummy. I used to put it in a bottle teat and she would such away. You could also put it in a syringe or eye dropper if she won’t take a bottle.
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