Before my kid started preschool, I never imagined "giving medicine" would become such a challenge. During nursery year, he got sick monthly. Now, every two months. That's a lot of medicine battles.
Our drawer has everything. But having the meds doesn't matter when he won't take them. So I tasted them myself.
Azithromycin: the bitterness crawls into your throat with a chemical aftertaste. The artificial sweetness only makes it worse. I wanted to rinse my mouth. For a tiny kid, it must be torture.
The difference between hospital generics and pharmacy brand-name drugs is noticeable. Brand-name has well-established taste-masking formulas developed over years. Generics vary wildly in taste.
Price gap isn't as big as you'd think. Some original brands have come down with procurement policies.
My rule: try brand-name first if possible. Hiding in yogurt has highest success rate. Hiding in raisins works. Rehydration salts in soda crackers β he eats them even when discovered because he can't resist.