A few years ago a Gastro prescribed Zantac for my 3 m. old baby in the
dosage that was higher than the prescription made for me when I had a
bleeding ulcer. You bet I left that prescription unfilled.

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On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> Am I out of the medical field too far to think that prescribing zantac to a
> baby is preposterous? My heart is sinking thinking about it.
>
> What has this world come to?  First, we medicate boys in school (and girls
> to lesser extent) because they are figety in class and aren't 'behaving
> appropriately'.  Now, we are giving medication to a baby (a BABY!!!!)
> because he's going through (possibly) a normal, developmental fussier
> stage?
>
> No wonder mom didn't see much relief...
>
> Venting!!!
> Steph
> 6 Nations
> trying to refocus from this to study for the exam next month
>
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