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  • Lactulose For Constipation

    Information for parents and carers about the use of lactulose for constipation in children.
  • Taking A Temperature: What Am I Measuring?

    When you take a temperature, you are trying to measure how hot your child is inside their body. This is called their 'core temperature'.
  • Thermometers - How To Use Them

    Which thermometer you use, and how you use it, depends on the age of your child. There are many types of thermometers available.
  • Carbamazepine For Preventing Seizures

    Information about the use of oral (by mouth) carbamazepine to prevent epileptic seizures. 
  • Phenobarbital For Preventing Seizures

    Information about the use of phenobarbital to prevent epileptic seizures. 
  • Phenytoin For Preventing Seizures

    Information about the use of phenytoin to prevent epileptic seizures in tamariki (children). 
  • Sodium Valproate For Preventing Seizures

    Information about the use of sodium valproate to prevent epileptic seizures. 
  • Ferrous Sulfate For Iron-Deficiency Anaemia

    Information about the use of ferrous sulfate, which is a form of iron, for treatment or prevention of iron-deficiency anaemia.
  • Ferrous Fumarate For Iron-Deficiency Anaemia

    Information about the use of ferrous fumarate, which is a form of iron, for the prevention or treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia.
  • Baclofen For Muscle Spasm

    Information about the use of baclofen for severe muscle spasm (spasticity). This may be due to cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect the brain or spinal cord.
  • Amitriptyline For Neuropathic Pain

    Information about the use of amitriptyline for the treatment of neuropathic pain in tamariki (childrern). Neuropathic pain is pain caused by nerve damage.
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