‘Not recommended’: Research shows parents are over-medicating their children

Research shows well meaning parents are over-medicating their children when they go down with a fever and in some cases are doing more harm than good.

The Royal Children’s Hospital surveyed more than two thousand parents, with 80 per cent falsely believing they should lower a high temperature, and nearly half thought if left untreated, a fever could cause death.

Pediatrician Dr Anthea Rhodes says many myths drive parents to over-medicate, which is “not recommended”.

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