A Fool For A Fool For The LordThe Lord

Luis and FelicianoLuis and Feliciano

Princesa y MonsePrincesa y Monse

Knowledge EmpowersKnowledge Empowers

The Women of Jose DoloresThe Women of Jose Dolores

Health Ed Reaches All Ages, Health Ed Reaches All Ages, PersonallyPersonally

Who the Heck Would Give This to a Who the Heck Would Give This to a Child?Child?

““Carbetapentane tannate” is a decongestant/antihistamine which “acts on the brain to Carbetapentane tannate” is a decongestant/antihistamine which “acts on the brain to decrease the urge to cough and helps relieve stuffy nose and itchy watery eyes, nose decrease the urge to cough and helps relieve stuffy nose and itchy watery eyes, nose and throat.” The side effects are: “drowsiness, dizziness, flushing, headache, nausea, and throat.” The side effects are: “drowsiness, dizziness, flushing, headache, nausea, nervousness, blurred vision, dry mouth/nose/throat, mood changes, hallucinations, nervousness, blurred vision, dry mouth/nose/throat, mood changes, hallucinations, tremors, trouble urinating, weakness, fast/slow/irregular heartbeat, seizure.”tremors, trouble urinating, weakness, fast/slow/irregular heartbeat, seizure.”The instructions read: “Ask your doctor about other ways to relieve cough and cold The instructions read: “Ask your doctor about other ways to relieve cough and cold symptoms (like saline nose drops, humidifier.) They suggest you “drink plenty of fluids symptoms (like saline nose drops, humidifier.) They suggest you “drink plenty of fluids when you use the med” and tell you “the fluid will help loosen the mucus in your when you use the med” and tell you “the fluid will help loosen the mucus in your lungs.”lungs.”However, the warning on the second ingredient in the liquid, “Chlorpheniramine However, the warning on the second ingredient in the liquid, “Chlorpheniramine tannate,” reads: Chlorpheniramine can dry up and thicken mucus in your lungs, tannate,” reads: Chlorpheniramine can dry up and thicken mucus in your lungs, making it more difficult to breathe and clear your lungs.”making it more difficult to breathe and clear your lungs.”So you need to drink more liquids to try to undue the harmful effects of the medicine. So you need to drink more liquids to try to undue the harmful effects of the medicine. And why would anyone with a respiratory infection take a drug which “can dry up and And why would anyone with a respiratory infection take a drug which “can dry up and thicken mucus in your lungs, making it more difficult to breathe and clear your lungs?” thicken mucus in your lungs, making it more difficult to breathe and clear your lungs?” The cough suppressant that “decreases the urge to cough” can block the body’s The cough suppressant that “decreases the urge to cough” can block the body’s design to clear the lungs of mucus and allow the phlegm to stagnate, grow bacteria design to clear the lungs of mucus and allow the phlegm to stagnate, grow bacteria and causing pneumonia.and causing pneumonia.

Teach Them Now to Do No Harm!Teach Them Now to Do No Harm!

Javier and FamilyJavier and Family

““I Am the Light of the World.”I Am the Light of the World.”