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Jul 21, 2007 | Posted by: roboblogger

Candy or medicine? How pills can be mistaken for sweets

Full story: The Daily Press

Years ago, (drug manufacturing companies) used to place a sugar coating on tablets. Pills were shiny, with brighter colors. Old Motrins looked like big Skittles Chocolate or Ex-Lax? Tums or Sweet Tarts? Could you tell the difference? Could your kids? With a variety of colors, flavors and even scents available, medicine can be very misleading. via The Daily Press

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Allisha

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Jan 22, 2008
 
I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?
christina

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i been threw many books web sits and i never though this was able to happened to a young kid. some of this stuff that happened in a way it is the mother or father falt for leave it in reach of a young child. i doing this reascher on a science fair project and it scares me for my little brother that may be it could happened to him
Victoria

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I think it's true. When I take an Advil, it has a good taste and kids could mistake that for M&Ms.
courtney

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Jan 28, 2008
 
i think sweettarts are the most kind of candy that kids think they are eating.
Jimmy the Greek is back

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Jan 29, 2008
 

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christina wrote:
i been threw many books web sits and i never though this was able to happened to a young kid. some of this stuff that happened in a way it is the mother or father falt for leave it in reach of a young child. i doing this reascher on a science fair project and it scares me for my little brother that may be it could happened to him
Jimmy the Greek says that maybe you should learn how to spell before you go and try and do any type of project.

“morepunchthanabo wlofjuice.”

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ISP: West Palm Beach, FL

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Jan 29, 2008
 
I am not sure if I agree. I went through life and never had a problem. If a child would mistake an Exlax pill or TUMS pill for a Sweettart or an Advil for an M&M you have to blame the parents for not storing them in a medicine cabinet. Both look nothing like the other. Also, any child of age that cannot read TUMS or know what they are...I don't know what to tell you.
As for the taste, in my opinion - they all taste awful.

To answer the original question asked, there are also gummy bear vitamins...

Although I do agree with you Jimmy, as a fellow Greek.
tierra ricks

Racine, WI

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Feb 5, 2008
 
candy is the most effective thing that rottens kids teeth to make then look like a devils fool

“morepunchthanabo wlofjuice.”

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Feb 13, 2008
 
Hahaha I agree with that as well.
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Mar 20, 2008
 
Allisha wrote:
I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?
I don't know if this is to late but here are some candy/medicine look alikes I use for my health class-Good & Plenty ~ Tylenol / Robitussin ~ Hot tamales / Sweetarts~tums / Pine sol~Apple juice~whiskey / Red hots~sudafed / Coricidin~skittles / motrin~sweettart minis Hope this helps you.
jessica myers

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Mar 26, 2008
 
gummybears look like gummy vitamins
Allisha wrote:
I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?
berb

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May 7, 2008
 
Allisha wrote:
I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?
u can also flinstone gummie

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Jun 10, 2008
 
jessica myers wrote:
gummybears look like gummy vitamins
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that was a good one...
Melissa

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Oct 4, 2008
 
thats true we makin a project of that right now soo
LOL HAHAHAHAHA kids this days
PINKY

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Oct 4, 2008
 
yea dts true we doin a project on it rite now
lol haha nd melissa i kno u u rite here nxt to me lol haha
nd i c u
destinee

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Nov 3, 2008
 
i think small kids to mistsck meds for candy because the reason is the meds r all colorful and they have flavors that tasted like candy
eden fox

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Nov 8, 2008
 
i am doing a report about how children mistake medicine for candy
Julia_da_amazzzi ngness

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Dec 2, 2008
 
Jimmy the Greek is back wrote:
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Jimmy the Greek says that maybe you should learn how to spell before you go and try and do any type of project.
Julia agrees
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Dec 2, 2008
 
i believe that children under the age of 3 won't know the diffrenece between medicine or candy. These two are easy to mistake and can lead to serious problems.
mac andy

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Dec 2, 2008
 
I think that if a child mistakes pills for candy, then its the parents problem for not explaining to them what the difference is.
Jessica

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Dec 4, 2008
 
Im doing a project on it and i found out a lot of stuff that you have to be careful with when you have a baby or even a little sister or brother. Parents sometimes get over welmed with stuff and they mistake stuff for other things. I read in a article that over 65,000 kids are dieing for this mistake.I dont think its the parents fault I mean I know that they did it and every thing but every one makes mistakes.
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