An appropriate method for administering bitter oral medications to an infant or small child is to mix them with which one of the following?

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Mix the drug with a small amount (about 1 teaspoon)of a sweet-tasting substance.This will make the medication more palatable to the child.If the child does not finish drinking/eating what they are given,it is difficult to determine how much medication was consumed.Medication should not be mixed with essential foods and milk.The child may associate the altered taste with the food and refuse to eat it in the future.

An Appropriate Method for Administering Bitter Oral Medications to an Infant