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Re: Mouth ulcers

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I'm pretty sure there's a Bonjela or something like that for babies Lucy. I'll have a look, see what I can find out for you.

Mind you, having said that, lots of things are packaged up for children of a certain age and yet in hospital we just calculate according to age and weight. For instance, Calpol (paracetamol) comes in two strengths 120 in 5ml and 250 in 5ml - we use either and calculate the dose )t'

Glad you've got a nice dentist at least )t' it does help if they're nice.
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Ah righty ho, it's seems that because Bonjela is made up of choline salicylate (a form of asprin), that's why the advice has changed. It's because of an association between oral salicylates and Reye's Syndrome - a very rare but serious condition that occurs mainly in children.

The pharmacist was right in not selling it to you Lucy - it states in the paediatric BNF (formulary) not to give to children under 16 )t'

You could get some Bonjela teething gel, which is officially used for babies teething but contains lidocaine - another very good pain reliever.
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Thanks for that Bev )t'
I'll stop sulking now and thinking the pharmacist was being overly silly :oops:
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Re: Mouth ulcers

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No worries Lucy :-D

I do sometimes feel a bit sorry for the pharmacists, they're kind of in between a rock and a hard place sometimes - damned if they do, damned if they don't.

You could always get the teething one, see how Izzy goes hey )t'
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