Long breath - when someone has problem swallowing pills
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English - November 21, 2020 11:36 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBScience Health & Fitness Medicine science medicine general practice nhs health family Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When someone, either an adult or child, has problem swallowing pills or capsules, there are some options open to help. In this podcast, a pharmacist and a psychologist join us to talk about liquid formulations, how to disguise the taste of medicine mixed with food, and some techniques that can be used to help with swallowing a whole pill.
Deonne Dersch-Mills is the clinical practice leader for pharmacy for paediatrics & neonatology with Alberta Health Services. She is based at Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary.
The article they talk about is Giving oral medicines and supplements to children - https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3550
Bonnie J. Kaplan is a semi-retired research psychologist, and professor emerita from the Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary.