Parents ask the nurse why an over-the-counter cough suppressant with sedative side effects is not recommended for infants. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Babies have a more rapid gastric empty-ing time and don't absorb drugs well."
b. "Cough medicine tastes bad, and infants usually won't take it."
c. "Infants are more susceptible to central nervous system effects than are adults."
d. "Infants metabolize drugs too rapidly, so drugs aren't as effective."
C
Drugs cross the blood-brain barrier more readily in infants, making these patients more suscepti-ble to central nervous system (CNS) side effects. Infants have a prolonged and irregular gastric emptying time and absorb drugs in the stomach more quickly. Although it may be true that cough medicines taste bad and are difficult to administer, this is not a contraindication to giving them. Infants metabolize drugs more slowly.
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