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CONTENTS
 | Thrush |
| Purpose of Mycostatin Oral Suspension |
| Side effects |
| Giving the medicine |
| Missed or vomited dose |
| How long to give the mycostatin |
| Call the doctor if… |
| Special instructions |
| The prescription |
1. A fungus called Candida albicans causes thrush. Thrush is also called a yeast infection.
2. Babies get it from the vaginal canal (birth canal) of the mother, poorly cleaned bottles or nipples, the hands of people caring for the baby, from mother’s breasts or after being on antibiotics.
3. Thrush looks like white, milky or cheesy patches on the tongue or inside area of the mouth. The patches cannot be washed. If the patches are rubbed off, the areas may be red, irritated or bleed. This may happen when you apply the medicine.
4. Babies frequently do not eat as well when they have this infection.
1. Treats the Thrush infection.
1. Vomiting
2. Diarrhea or loose stools
1. Mycostatin works directly on the patches in the mouth.
2. Apply 1 cc or one dropper full of Mycostatin every 6 hours or as directed by the doctor.
| Shake the bottle of medicine before using. |
3. Put half of it on a cotton-tipped applicator (Q-tip®) and rub it on the areas of Thrush.
4. Place the other half of the dose directly into your baby’s mouth. Try to cover all of the patches.
5. Do not feed your baby for 30 minutes after giving the medicine.
1. The medicine should be given as ordered by the baby’s doctor.
2. If you forget a dose give the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time.
3. Do not make up for a missed dose by doubling or increasing the next dose.
4. One missed dose is usually not a problem.
5. If the baby vomits the dose or you have any questions, CALL THE BABY’S DOCTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSISTANCE.
1. Give the medicine for 7 days or as instructed by your baby’s doctor.
1. Your baby refuses to eat.
2. Thrush gets worse with the treatment.
3. Thrush lasts longer than 10 days.
4. Your baby gets a bright red diaper rash.
1. KEEP ALL MEDICINES OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
2. Boil nipples and pacifiers (to sterilize) for 5-10 minutes.
3. If your baby gets a diaper rash during this time, the same fungus often causes it.
4. Call the baby’s doctor and talk with him/her.
1. You may be given a prescription to fill when the baby is discharged or you may be given some of the medicine to take home.
| Make sure you have some medicine for the baby’s next dose when the baby is discharged from the hospital. |
2. Always check the medicine when you get it from the pharmacy (drug store).
3. It should be labeled with the same name and same dosage that your baby was getting in the hospital.
4. The medicine’s instructions will tell you:
a. The mg’s or cc’s to give (mg=miligrams)
b. How to give the medicine
c. How often to give the medicine.
5. Use a 1 cc or a 3 cc syringe to draw up this medicine. You will be given at least one syringe to take home.
6. Parents should always keep at least a week’s supply of each of the baby’s medicines on hand.
7. Call your baby’s doctor if more medicine is needed and you do not have a refill on the prescription.
8. The local drugstore pharmacist may also be able to help you obtain refills.
Reviewed/Revised:
4/1998, 5/01, 2/03, 10/05, 8/07
