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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my kids are 10 and 6 and neither has ever been prescribed amoxicillin (or any antibiotic, for that matter).

Yes, this. Exactly. You don't want your kid on Amoxicillin, or any other antibiotic, very often.

Seriously? I’m sure the OP would prefer their child doesn’t have to take antibiotics and I think among the dcum type crowd people are pretty aware that you should limit use as much as possible. This question was very specifically about a dye issue. Not a question of whether the antibiotics were necessary. Count yourself very lucky your child hasn’t faced more serious illnesses instead of being out to make other parents feel bad.

It’s still a reasonable point that if OP’s kid takes ABX even 3x/year, we’re still only talking about $30. I cannot imagine the aggravation and time being worth it... especially as that would be incredibly often to be on a specific ABX as she ages. (I have 3 kids and a pediatrician for a husband and 1 kid has been on antibiotics once. I get that I don’t know OP’s kid, but I admit I am skeptical of anyone who thinks they will be using enough of one specific ABX for a long enough period of time to make $10 per prescription add up... Like some of the PPs I would be looking for other docs/solutions. I am not anti-ABX, but it’s a fact that they are massively over prescribed.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my kids are 10 and 6 and neither has ever been prescribed amoxicillin (or any antibiotic, for that matter).

Yes, this. Exactly. You don't want your kid on Amoxicillin, or any other antibiotic, very often.

Seriously? I’m sure the OP would prefer their child doesn’t have to take antibiotics and I think among the dcum type crowd people are pretty aware that you should limit use as much as possible. This question was very specifically about a dye issue. Not a question of whether the antibiotics were necessary. Count yourself very lucky your child hasn’t faced more serious illnesses instead of being out to make other parents feel bad.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why dye is EVER used in kid's medicine? Is this so in case they puke that it stains everything?!

I understand why medicine is colored. It's to properly identify it. But some kids (including mine) need dye free meds, which I am grateful that I am able to find. Both OTC and prescription.

Even a few years ago, it was more difficult. I guess kids then were just out of luck. (And adults too, I guess.)

I don't understand why dye is EVER used in kid's medicine? Is this so in case they puke that it stains everything?!

Our pediatrician's office has a person that deals with insurance preauthorizations - check to see if yours can take care of this for you.

One thing to think about but have you noticed her reacting to red dye in other products?
We thought my child was allergic to the red dye in amoxicillin—it turned out that he was allergic to amoxicillin itself (and also has ADHD that is aggravated by some infections like strep.). We were one of those “no red dye” families and so had not reallly exposed him to red dye in other situations and made the false conclusion that it was the red dye in the Antibiotics that was causing the weird reactions.
Just something to consider.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my kids are 10 and 6 and neither has ever been prescribed amoxicillin (or any antibiotic, for that matter).

Yes, this. Exactly. You don't want your kid on Amoxicillin, or any other antibiotic, very often.

OMG. You don't know anything about OP's child's health. She may need it.

This is like me telling OP about how my younger daughter gets ear infections that don't away on their own and has had a strep infection four times in her three year life. OP - that OBVIOUSLY means your kid is going to be on antibiotics every three months.

Oh but wait, my 6 year old has taken antibiotics once ever for strep. Never mind, listen to the PPs.

Come on.