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    Apr 21, 2009, 04:19 PM
    Ibuprofen and Robitussin
    Can a baby take Ibuprofen and Robitussin?
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    Apr 21, 2009, 04:28 PM

    I would strongly suggest you don't give your baby ibuprofen
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    Apr 21, 2009, 04:53 PM

    NO medicine at all for the baby unless the doc says its OK and how much to give.
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    Apr 22, 2009, 07:53 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by yoric1969 View Post
    Can a baby take Ibuprofen and Robitussin?
    How old is your baby? What are the symptoms? What has your pediatrician recommended?
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    Apr 22, 2009, 10:32 AM
    My baby is 13 months and has a bad cough and fever. The pediatrician said to give her Robitussin CF (1/2 teaspoon full) every six hours and to alternate Tylenol and Motrin to fight her fever. However, I recently received an e-mail that some child died of a heart attack after taking Ibprofen and Robitussin at the same time. Snopes.com has not been able to confirm that this actually happened. I was wondering if anyone else had ever heard of such a thing.
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    Apr 22, 2009, 05:10 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by yoric1969 View Post
    My baby is 13 months and has a bad cough and fever. The pediatrician said to give her Robitussin CF (1/2 teaspoon full) every six hours and to alternate Tylenol and Motrin to fight her fever. However, I recently received an e-mail that some child died of a heart attack after taking Ibprofen and Robitussin at the same time. Snopes.com has not been able to confirm that this actually happened. I was wondering if anyone else had ever heard of such a thing.
    You have the correct information from your pediatrician. We use this "cocktail" frequently in the pediatric department of my hospital.
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    Apr 22, 2009, 07:08 PM
    So, there's nothing wrong with taking Ibuprofen and Robitussin on the same day?
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    Apr 22, 2009, 07:09 PM

    Sorry if my information was wrong, I just know that here children aren't supposed to use ibuprofen so I thought baby's were deffinetly a no go area
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