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Prevacid tips?

DD is to take Prevacid liquid form for 4 weeks to see if her symptoms improve beofre GI wants to do a scope for EoE. I tasted the stuff and it is awful - I had to improvise tonight and mixed it with a bit of melted popsicle....most resisted med administration yet. I am supposed to give 5ml twice a day for 4 weeks - any tips on how to make it taste better? Our pharmacy doesn't flavor.

Also, any effects on LOs with experience with the med would be great.

Re: Prevacid tips?

  • imageSpooko:

    Does it have to be the liquid? Prevacid comes in dissolvable tabs that aren't bad. 

    How old is your child?&

  • We also used the dissolvable tablets mixed with water. 
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  • Another rec for the tablets. Very easy to administer and the ones DS used tasted sweet!
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  • Just mix the dissolvable tablets with 5 ml of water and use a syringe to administer. It would be the same if it was the straight liquid.


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  • I am a nurse and we give this to adults in the dissolvable form... It just has to dissolve in their mouths, the amount of water does not matter. I have a nine week old who does not take a bottle and we have been dissolving the half tablet in a tiny bit of
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  • imagespainy17:
    I am a nurse and we give this to adults in the dissolvable form... It just has to dissolve in their mouths, the amou
  • Insurance doesn't cover mine either.  DD is 17 weeks and she's been on Prevacid since 7 weeks.  We were told that if you keep it in the frig it tastes better.  I kissed DD once after she had swallowed the liquid and she had gotten some on h
  • imageStillharbor:
    Insurance doesn't cover mine either.  DD is 17 weeks and she's been on Prevacid since 7 weeks.  We were
  • I am having this issue with prilosec.  My DD HATES it and she has severe tongue thrust which makes it difficult to give her anything by mouth.  Thankfully she breastfeeds well.
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