If you give two medicines, don't double up on a drug.

Be sure you don't give your child two over-the-counter medicines with the same active ingredients. For example, many cold medicines for kids contain acetaminophen – which is the same as Tylenol. In the same way, a cough medication may also contain other ingredients to treat decongestion. So it's easy to unintentionally double a child's dose if you don't read carefully. Compare ingredients in the 'Drug Facts' box so you don't risk giving your child an overdose.