Does anyone use the Augmentin ES chewables?

[AmySLP]

Just called our pediatrician for these chewables-I wish I had known they existed b/c I have always questioned the true shelf life of Augmentin liquid. Anyhow, my daughter has been spitting the Augmenin liquid right out the last few days (said she's tired of taking it and it now tastes horrible-yes we flavor it with flavor-x & she had it narrowed down to two she would accept). She insists that they are not mixing it right and it is a battle to get it in her everyday, on top of the probiotics, vitamins and fish oil. Does anyone's child use or used these previously? Apparently they are available in ES & she is to eat 3 200 mg tablets at a time.

 

Thanks,

Amy

[PhillyPA]

My son hated the chewables. He would not eat them. The liquid has been working for us. I squeeze in a drop or two of Hershey's strawberry liquid syrup. Please folks, I know it has red dye in it. I have zero concerns about red dye. Anyway, the syrup works great. If strawberry is a problem, try Hershey's chocolate.

 

The drop I squeeze is per dose.

Edited November 5, 2010 by PhillyPA

[TriangleNC]

My son uses the chewables and does not like the taste. The only way he takes them is by crushing into a fine powder and mixing with juice. He can tolerate that, but not chewing whole. Dr. L did not want to prescribe liquid because of the need to get the prescription every ten days versus once a month.

[AmySLP]

Well, we learned that Augmentin ES does not exist in chewables, so to get close to the dosage my daughter was prescribed chewable 2 Augmentin & 1 chewable Amoxicillian. There was clearly an attempt to make the Augmentin kids friendly with some sort of flavor-but they are horrible (yes, I did try a small piece after my daughter cringed and made horrible faces while chewing it) Just looking at the so called "chewable" Amox made me question how it would taste (it looked like a white pill). We did cut this in half & she swallowed it in applesause whole. We will crush the Augmentin from now on. At least they are not getting spit right back at me like the liquid was & my daughter feels like a big girl taking the pills whole.

[P_Mom]

Same here....son HATED the chewables and would not take them....I had to pitch them.

[danddd]

dd9 switched from the liquid to the chewables, at my request, I was fed up with liquid. She HATES them, so I grind them and mix it with a tiny bit of milk. At first I thought I should just go back to liquid, but I realized that it is much easier to take the chewables and a grinder with you when you need to. You dont have to worry about refrigeration or spilling.