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Pharmacist warns parents not to give these two over-the-counter medicines to children
Pharmacist warns ibuprofen may cause serious skin infections and aspirin risks Reye’s syndrome in children with chickenpox; NHS rollout aims to reduce 300,000 UK cases annually.
- Wendy Lee, community pharmacist at Well Pharmacy, warned parents to use paracetamol for children with chickenpox, cautioning that ibuprofen links to necrotising fasciitis and aspirin risks Reye’s syndrome under 16.
- The NHS began offering the chickenpox jab from January this year, estimating around 300,000 cases and thousands of children missing school in the UK.
- Typical signs include flu-like symptoms followed by itchy red spots that form blisters and scabs after a day or two; the NHS guidance advises hydration, cooling creams/gels, antihistamines, and loose clothing to ease itching.
- You can schedule private vaccination appointments online or in-store at Well Pharmacy, where two doses, six weeks apart, cost £70 each, though older children and adults vulnerable to shingles remain at risk.
- The NHS says the vaccine could bring chickenpox to record lows, as half of children contract it by age four and nine in ten by age ten.
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