My 14yo son has been prescribed antibiotics in the form of capsules for an infected ingrowing toenail. He has always struggled to take any form of medicine but refuses to even try to take tablets. Dr will not prescribe liquid medicine.
I can possibly speak to a different Dr tomorrow but at some point, my son is going to have to take tablets.
I am honestly at my wit's end over this. Half of me wants to just tell him to man up, the other half is really struggling to find someone to help. Dr just said it's easy ... Take them with a drink ... But it's not easy for him. If I suggest starting with a tic tac and building up, he refuses .. have tried all that.
I just think if someone else sat him down with a tablet and water he might just give it a go. Would a pharmacist do this?
Sorry to ramble.
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Mumtooneboy · 26/09/2018 17:55
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