Parents have trouble with medicine doses using cups

Only 30% of parents asked to measure out liquid medicine in a cup marked with a printed dosage line were accurate, according to a U.S. study. About half got the dose right when the cup had etched markings, but those who used a dropper, dosing spoon or oral syringe were correct 85% of the time.

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This story published in AAP SmartBrief on 02/08/2010

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