Our medicine drawer has everything β cephalosporins, azithromycin, cough syrup, probiotics. The problem: my son won't take any of it.
So I tasted them myself. Azithromycin dry suspension: the bitterness crawls into your throat with an indescribable chemical aftertaste. I wanted to rinse immediately. For a little kid, it must be torture.
The difference between hospital generics and pharmacy brand-name drugs is noticeable. Brand-name drugs have well-established taste-masking formulas. Generics vary wildly.
Interestingly, the price gap isn't as big as you'd think. Some original brands at pharmacies have come down in price.
My rule: for the same drug, try the brand-name first if conditions allow. The kid takes it more smoothly.
Hiding in yogurt has the highest success rate. Hiding in raisins works too. Rehydration salts mixed into soda crackers β even when he figures it out, he still eats them because he can't resist.