Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110517:18:19:00
If dosing should be based on weight as opposed to age. currently labels on pain relievers contained acetaminophen tell parents to ask a doctor for the right dose for children under 2. some say that's forcing some parents to guess the dosage and last year dosing errors let to 7500 emergencies reported to poison centers in 2010. joining me bob bazell. whenever you talk to a parent and they have a sick child they often express confusion on who what is the proper dosage. >> if you take the 2 to 12-year-old range the difference in size obviously can be enormous. so getting the dose right compared t...