Medicines That May Cause Rashes in Children

Many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause a rash. A few common examples are:

Antibiotics.
Aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve).
Pain medicines, such as codeine.
Seizure medicines.

If a rash occurs after your child has begun a new medicine:

Stop giving the medicine to your child.
Call the doctor who prescribed or recommended the medicine to determine if another medicine needs to be prescribed.

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By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Last Revised	February 21, 2012

By:

Healthwise Staff

Last Revised: February 21, 2012

Medical Review:

William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine

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