How to GIVE Zegerid

I had the same problem with my son. He hates the taste of Zegerid and I can’t get him to take it. So, I’m sticking with Prevacid for now even though I really would prefer to have him on Zegerid.

My son has done that choking and inhaling meds thing and it scares the heck out of me.

My pharmacist said there are flavoring agents you can use for Zegerid, but I don’t know much about them. I’d check with Joel about that first because you want to make sure any additives don’t have a negative effect of the effectiveness of the drug.

My son takes Prevacid fine but when I have to give him other things I’ve learned a trick that seems to work. I put the medicine in a tiny medicine cup and then add a tiny bit of cereal to thicken it. Then I feed it to him with a spoon. He takes it better that way and it’s harder to spit out when it’s thickened. Also, whatever comes out of the mouth you can scoop back up with the spoon and push back in – just like when you feed them solids.

I’m pretty sure Joel said you can add Zegerid to milk or formula. Perhaps you can add it to a little of her formula in her bottle and see if she will take it that way. I’d just use 1/2 ounce or so, to make sure she drinks it all.

I’m so happy to hear that the medicine is working already I hope you have better luck in getting her to take her medicine soon!

We have had great results putting the Zegerid in approximately 1 ounce of formula in a seperate bottle. Our daughter loves the taste so much that I have to take the nipple off of the medicine bottle to put it onto her regular bottle after her medicine. Also, by giving the Zegerid in such a small amount, usually she is so hungry, she sucks it right down.

Hope it works for you!!

I’d like to know if you can mix it in some rice cereal. I doubt my son would take it out of a bottle.

Excellent! Thank you Joel!!

I’m still trying to get a prescription worked out from our military providers over here in Germany, but I’m working on it.

I’m curious–about how many milliliters/teaspoons do you wind up having to give an average baby? I’ve had enough trouble with 2.5 ml of Zantac, so I’m getting nervous about this.