When kids take medicine at school “Today” contributor Dr. Mark Widome says good communication between parents, physicians and schools is key. Oct. 18, 2003, 1:37 PM EDT / Source: TODAY.

Children accidentally get into the wrong medicine or receive the wrong dose about 500,000 times each year, according to a non-profit advocacy group. "Ask any parent, and they will tell you they ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Mary Poppins may have said that a "spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down." But for parents, it can be overwhelming to ...

More Kids Taking Sleep-Aid Drugs. By Chelsea Martinez. August 13, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Some children take nonstimulant medications such as guanfacine (Intuniv, Tenex) and clonidine (Kapvay). These medicines can have the reverse effect and make your child feel sleepy during the day.

If you struggle to get your baby to take medicine in a syringe when they are ill, you’re not alone — but one mom shares what some are calling a “life-changing” hack.

But use among children on Medicaid appears much higher, he says, with one study showing 12% of foster children on Medicaid taking anti-psychotic medications – powerful drugs that are a growing ...

Furthermore, significantly more children on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program – 9.9 percent – were taking drugs for behavioral problems, as opposed to 6.7 percent of children ...

When children with ADHD don’t take their medication, the symptoms—difficulty sustaining attention, impulsiveness, and sometimes physical restlessness and hyperactivity—re-emerge ...

Tips for Taking Epilepsy Drugs. For a child with epilepsy, sticking to a medication schedule can be tough. It can be hard for a child to remember to take medicine twice or even three times a day.