Thread: Thrush

Hello. These past couples of days my baby has thrust in his mouth. we took him to the doctor and the doctor gave us Nystatin oral to kill the infection of the thrush. I want to know can it swallow.

INFANTS: 2 mL (200, 000 units) four times daily (in infants and young children, use dropper to place one-half of dose in each side of mouth and avoid feeding for 5 to 10 minutes).
NOTE: Limited clinical studies in premature and low birth weight infants indicate that 1 mL four times daily is effective.
CHILDREN AND ADULTS: 4-6 mL (400,000 to 600,000 units) four times daily (one-half of dose in each side of mouth). The preparation should be retained in the mouth as long as possible before swallowing.

It would be kind of dumb to prescribe an oral medication that could not be swallowed to a young child. That's almost impossible to prevent.