It is important that what medication a child takes is carefully considered.
Active monitoring is critical when a medication is started. This includes parents,
teachers, and others who have care for a child. Children should be
watched and questioned for side effects. Many children will not offer
this information on their own. Here are the things to check for.
Is the child actually taking the medication?
Is it the proper dosage being taken?
Is it being taken on the correct schedule? (E.g., Time of day).
Adapted from NIMH (2002). Medications(4th edition).
NIH Publication No. 02-3929. Accessed on October 24, 2005 at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm.
