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Medicine Overdose In Children Side Effects: Whenever a child falls ill, the first thing most parents do is pick up a medicine bottle, some cough syrup, paracetamol or anti-vomiting medicine. The only intention is that the child gets relief soon. But children’s doctors across the country are saying that nowadays many children are reaching the emergency ward more because of wrong medicine and overdose than due to illness.
Hyderabad-based pediatrician Dr Shivranjani Santosh, who had recently created a stir regarding fake ORS, is now warning that giving wrong doses of medicines to children has become a dangerous and quietly growing trend. In a post on X, he also appealed to the parents to sign the petition named ‘One Strength of Paracetamol, One India’, so that the confusion caused due to different drug strengths available in the market can be reduced.
what did the doctor say
Dr. Shivranjani Santosh wrote on social media that “Even if the medicine is not given, it is okay, but absolutely not in wrong or excessive dosage.” According to him, many parents, in a hurry to see the effect, give so much medicine to the child that sometimes the dose reaches 10 times. Doctors say that many cases of overdose are so serious that children have to be brought to the hospital in case of coma, seizures or slow breathing. In India, paracetamol, cough and cold medicines, anti-vomiting drops, all these are available in different strengths, but the names often remain the same, due to which parents make mistakes.
Pls do sign the petition- One strength of Paracetamol One India. Link- https://t.co/F2Uq0DfWFH
Attached the editorial by Dr Prof Gitanjali B in the journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics (Sep 2011)Even if you don’t give medicine to the child it’s ok, but do not… pic.twitter.com/hwcOU1U6W9
— Dr.Sivaranjini (@dr_sivaranjani) December 8, 2025
He also enumerated some common mistakes due to which children fall into danger-
Not understanding the difference between drops and suspension– The dosage of Domstal drops and Domstal suspension is not the same. Giving 2 ml drops means giving 10 times more medicine to the child.
Same name, different formulation– Sinarest Drops, Sinarest Syrup, Sinarest F, Sinarest F New – all are different. Many of these are not allowed to be given to children below 4 years of age.
Maxtra Drops vs Maxtra Syrup– Same name, but different composition and dosage according to different age.
multiple cough medicines a day– Parents do not understand that the same ingredients are being repeated in different medicines, due to which the dosage gets doubled or tripled.
Many variants of paracetamol– Crocin Drof, Crocin 120, Crocin 240, P500, their names are similar but the strength is completely different. It is very easy to get the dosage wrong.
Dr. Santosh advises that before giving every medicine, you should keep a few things in mind, such as-
- read the prescription twice
- check the bottle label
- please check expiry
- Always keep medicines out of the reach of children
According to the doctor, giving medicines to children by relying on social media influencers or internet advice can be very dangerous. In matters of medicines, only the doctor’s word should be final.
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