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Temperature taking

Learn how to correctly take your child's temperature when they have a fever, depending on their age, and which methods to avoid.

Mycophenolate

Fever in babies and children

A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.

During your scoliosis surgery hospital stay

Staying in a hospital can be difficult. Find out tips about how to make your hospital stay a little easier while you are recovering from scoliosis surgery.

Heat-related illness: How to prevent

Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.

Handling your medications

Azathioprine

Sirolimus

Cyclosporine

Sickle cell disease: Developing a wind-down routine at bedtime

Learn how to create a wind-down routine that you can do in the 30 minutes before bedtime to help your body and mind get ready for sleep.

First aid kit

Find a list of supplies and medicines to include in a first aid kit. It is recommended that there be an equipped first aid kit in the house and in the car.

Managing your maintenance medications

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving capsule solutions

A guide on dissolving and giving a portion of a hazardous medicine capsule safely.

Allopurinol

Your child needs to take the medicine called allopurinol. This information sheet explains what allopurinol does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.

Levofloxacin

Your child needs to take the medicine called levofloxacin. This information sheet explains what levofloxacin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Dexamethasone

Your child needs to take dexamethasone. This information sheet explains what this medicine does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when he or she takes this medicine for a short time.

Prednisone and prednisolone

Ciprofloxacin

Your child needs to take the medicine called ciprofloxacin. This information sheet explains what ciprofloxacin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Aripiprazole

Your child needs to take the medicine called aripiprazole. This information sheet explains what aripiprazole does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease

Your child needs to take a medicine called hydroxyurea. This information sheet explains what hydroxyurea does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.

Propafenone

Your child needs to take the medicine called propafenone. This information sheet explains what propafenone does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Your child needs to take medicine called sodium polystyrene sulfonate. This information sheet explains what sodium polystyrene sulfonate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have while taking it.

Rivaroxaban

Learn about rivaroxaban, a blood thinner used to prevent and treat blood clots in children. Includes use, dosing, side effects and safety tips.

Prednisone, Prednisolone, and Dexamethasone (corticosteroids), taken for a short time

Your child needs to take one of these medicines: prednisone, prednisolone, or dexamethasone. This information sheet explains what these medicines do and how to give them to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines for a short time.

Topiramate

Your child needs to be given a medicine called topiramate. This information sheet explains what topiramate does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take topiramate.