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What Are The Side Effects Of Consuming Ibuprofin Accidentally For A 3year Old?
My 3 year old came in to me 30 mins ago, spitting something out of his mouth, I realised it was a pink sugar coated ibuprofen 200 mg :( I found lots of bits of it in the hallway, so don't think he consumed much if any. Is this very harmful . Does he need to go to hospital .
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi... Its an NSAID and I suggest you go to emergency room immediately & get a stomach wash done for him. In high doses it's known to cause gastric irritation & even renal problems. Kindly keep drugs our of reach for children. See your pediatrician. Happy to help anytime. If my answer has helped you...kindly rate it.
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