Royal Hospital for Children for Patients, Carers & Visitors
How to give a liquid medicine (from a bottle with a bung)
Information about your child's medication and how to help them take it
Warning
The Medicines for Children website provides information on many of the medicines that are prescribed or recommended for children by health professionals. They answer frequent questions, such as:
- how and when to give the medicine
- what to do if you forget to give the medicine
- any possible side-effects
- advice on travelling with medicine
Medicines for Children is a partnership programme of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) and WellChild.
How to give a liquid medicine (from a bottle without a bung)
How to give a tablet or capsule
Information leaflet on giving tablets to children from Medicines for Children.
