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Is An Infant Eating Little Clotrimaderm Cream By Accident Serious Problem?

Hi, my 12 month old just ate some clotrimaderm Cream (anti fungal cream for his yeast infection) should I be taking him to emerge...I don't kno how much he got he had some on his fingers when I walked in the room amd there is not much out of the bottle-it is 1% clotrimazole
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Well, its not life threatening and there is no specific antedote. But the baby may run a high temperature or have diarrhoea.
Give him lots of water/ fluids to drink.
With any intake of poisonous or inedible substance, it is always advisable to attend the Emergency.
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Is An Infant Eating Little Clotrimaderm Cream By Accident Serious Problem?

Well, its not life threatening and there is no specific antedote. But the baby may run a high temperature or have diarrhoea. Give him lots of water/ fluids to drink. With any intake of poisonous or inedible substance, it is always advisable to attend the Emergency.