Be sure to follow these nonprescription medicine precautions.

• Carefully read and follow all label directions on the medicine bottle and box.
• Take, but do not exceed, the maximum recommended doses.
• Do not take a medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to it in the past.
• If you have been told to avoid a medicine, call your doctor before you take it.
• If you are or could be pregnant, call your doctor before taking any medicine.
• Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20 unless your doctor tells you to because of the risk of Reye's syndrome.
• Ask your doctor what other medicines may not be safe to give your child.