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Is It Safe To Give Xanax To An Infant?

I have a friend and she gave her 7 month old baby 0.3 milligrams of her Xanax to help her baby sleep for the night for her teething problems will this hurt her or just help her sleep and be a little drowsy since its not a lot?
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Hi...this drug is not recommended for less than 18 years old kids. Ask her not to give hereafter. It will take sometime for the drug to come out of the system and till then the baby will be drowsy. Sometimes it can cause serious adverse effects like apnoea or complete stopping of respiratory drive.
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Is It Safe To Give Xanax To An Infant?

Hi...this drug is not recommended for less than 18 years old kids. Ask her not to give hereafter. It will take sometime for the drug to come out of the system and till then the baby will be drowsy. Sometimes it can cause serious adverse effects like apnoea or complete stopping of respiratory drive. Regards - Dr. Sumanth