what are the dangers if any, of a 2 year old taking a 20mg lipitor tablet?

Question:

my granddaugter injested 1 of my lipitor tablets and I want to know if this will be of any harm to her physically or mentally.

Answers:
The California Poison Control System (CPCS) serves the people of California with a single, toll-free emergency hotline number 1-800-222-1222.

Call this number and ask them ASAP

Other Answers:
have terrible reactions or die

Call poison control. It cant be good for a two yr old

Take her to a doctor immediately.

Call poison control or nearest e.r. Take her to the Dr. NOW! As per caution/

Call Poison Control or the ER right away - that is a lot of med for a 2 year old.

I see you're new here.. We are amateurs, don't take our advice, call a doctor, pharmacist, poison control, etc.

Call Poison Control NOW & then head for the Urgent Care or Emergency Room. She might have to have her stomach pumped. Or she might have to swallow activated charcoal.

Severe brain damage or death.

Call your local pharmacist, if the pharmacy is closed, call the poison control center at 1-800-222-1222.
Source(s):
http://www.poison.org/

Go to Emergency Room!

If she experiences any of the following serious side effects, seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:

1)an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
2)decreased urine or rust-colored urine;
3)blurred vision.

For other less serious side effects, you may want to call your family doctor such as:

1)headache;
2)upset stomach or flatulence; or
3)a rash.

The real danger with Lipitor is when combined with alcohol as it can be damaging to the liver. So unless she ingested a sip of beer, then just monitor her condition.

call poision center 800 942-5969

Ummm.. OK get real here so your two year old takes a lipior pill and your just gonna sit your *** at your computer and ask youqa.com what to do. You must be a horrible grandmother to do such a thing. Get off your *** and call poison control center or take your 2 year old to the ER. By the way next time dont leave pills around where a baby can get them.
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common sence

I hope you have contacted staff workers at a hospital emergency facility in your community and discussed the situation with them. Lipitor is a cholesterol reducing medication, something most 2 yr olds can do without. In rare cases, it can cause mucle weakness and liver damage in adults after prolonged usage. See the link below for info on other side-effects. Have you picked up the phone yet? It would probably be best to contact your poison control number if you have one. If it is serious enough they will call ahead to the hospital for you and help arrange for the child to get medical attention as quickly as possible. And if it is not life threatening they can let you know right away. Most phone books have those numbers in the first couple of pages.
Source(s):
http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?noframes;read=4384

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