I hate the flavor of banana. Not real bananas, those are tasty. But that “banana candy” flavor (that doesn’t taste like a real fresh one)–I can’t stand that. Blech. Makes me want to gag.
You know why? Well when I was a kid I had a lot of urinary tract infections–for some reason I was prone to them. The liquid antibiotic they gave me tasted like banana candy. I didn’t particularly like banana candy before that, and after. . . well I’ve hated that flavor for over 30 years now.
Flavor is important. Princess hated having to take any medicine that was “grape” flavored. It was like pulling teeth to get her to take any meds that used that flavor. Let me tell you–I was happy when she got to be old enough to take pills instead.
For those of you who still have kids in the liquid medicine stage–there is hope! Let me introduce you to FLAVORx:
That’s right–at the Walmart pharmacy you can have custom flavors added to many of your child’s (or adults for that matter) medicines. FLAVORx products are dye-free, sugar-free, gluten-free as well as casein-free and it only costs $1.88!
Why was FLAVORx created?
The year was 1994. A DC-area pharmacist and his son were at wit’s end to get the son’s epileptic infant daughter to take her medicine. The poor girl couldn’t keep the medicine down and her condition was worsening. After many late nights in the pharmacy, the father and son tandem came up with a new flavor they felt masked the awful taste of her medication. The daughter would be the true test.
With fingers crossed, the son approached his daughter with a syringe full of the custom-flavored medicine while his pharmacist dad looked on. Much to their delight, the young girl not only took that dose without a problem, she never again struggled to take her epilepsy medicine.
Not sure what flavors to choose? FLAVORx has Fred the Flavorbot–just use the drop down menu to find your medication and see what flavors are recommended!
So if you have a kid who won’t take their medicine, consider FLAVORx at your local Walmart pharmacy.
****This is a sponsored post****
Disclosure: As a participant in the Walmart Moms Program, I’ve received product samples and compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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