For children taking medication frequently or long term, choose or request sugar-free medicines if possible.

Clinical Recommendation

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England • Public Health England (PHE)

Recommendation Statement

For children taking medication frequently or long term, choose or request sugar-free medicines if possible.

For children taking medication frequently or long term, choose or request sugar

  • free medicines if possible.
Clinical Topics
Keywords

Diet and Nutrition

References

Department of Health and Social Care (2021). Oral Cancer.

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Source Details

Country/Region
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Issuing Organization
Public Health England (PHE)
Publication Year
2021