A spoonful sugar might help the medicine go down but now there are many other options with flavored medicine. There
are FDA-approved flavors that can be added to child, pet or even an adults prescription. These flavored medicines
will suppress the bitterness and/or enhance the sweetness. Most major pharmacies will flavor the medicine for approximately $3 including CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, Publix, Albertons, Target, Kmart, SuperValu, Shop Rite and Giant Food. Many local pharmacies provide this service as well.
Sample Flavored Medicine List:
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* Not all prescriptions can be flavored. Ask your local pharmacy staff for details.
Below is a partial list of medications that can be re-flavored. Almost every medication can be re-flavored:
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
- APAP w/Codeine (Tylenol® w/Codeine)
- Albuterol (Proventil®)
- Amoxicillin (Amoxil®)
- Amox Tr-K/Clav. (Augmentin®)
- Amox Tr-K/Clav. ES (Augmentin® ES)
- Azithromycin (Zithromax®)
- Brometane® DX (Bromfed® DM)
- CP DEC® DM (C-Phen® DM)
- Carbofed® DM (Andehist® DM NR)
- Cefdinir (Omnicef®)
- Cephalexin (Keflex®)
- Clindamycin (cleocin)
- H-C Tussive® (Histinex® HC)
- Hydrocodone-APAP (Lortab®)
- Hydrocodone Compound (Hycodan®)
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax®)
- Ibuprofen (Motrin®)
- Iophen-C NR (Cheratussin® AC)
- Lactulose (Enulose®)
- Loratadine (Claritin®)
- Nystatin (Mycostatin®)
- Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®)
- Poly-Vit w/Fluoride (Poly-Vi-Flor®)
- Prednisolone (Prelone®)
- Promethazine (Phenergan®)
- Prometh w/Codeine (Phenergan® w/Codeine)
- Promethazine DM (Phenergan® DM)
- Ranitidine (Zantac®)
- Sulfamethoxazole w/TMP (Sulfatrim®)
- Tussionex® Pennkinetic
- Vi-Q Tuss® (Hydrocodone/Guaifenesin)