As you wait in a drug store check-out line, you read the label on the bismuth subsalicylate antidiarrheal you're holding. You notice that it should not be used by children or adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza. Why is a product with bismuth subsalicylate potentially dangerous to children and adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza?

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Jaylyn

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13 April, 17:27

As you wait in a drug store check-out line, you read the label on the bismuth subsalicylate antidiarrheal you're holding. You notice that it should not be used by children or adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza. Why is a product with bismuth subsalicylate potentially dangerous to children and adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza?

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Hugo · Answer 1

bismuth subsalicylate is potentially dangerous to children and adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza because theres a risk of Reye's Syndrome.

Explanation:

Reye's Syndrome is a rare condition, if nausea or vomiting is observed after administration of the dose of bismuth subsalicylate, contact your doctor immediately, because these might be the early symptoms of the Reye's syndrome.