Surprisingly, but true: in most cases, when parents bring a child to a pediatrician, medicines are not needed. Most childhood illnesses resolve on their own—more precisely, the immune system handles them. Even with active treatment, recovery usually does not come faster, which means that medications are often not just unnecessary, but also do not provide any benefit.
Any intervention is an impact on the body with results that are not always predictable, and incorrect or excessive use of drugs can be unsafe for a child. This book by the well-known pediatrician Fyodor Katasonov, author of the “Fediatria” channel and the bestseller “Fediatria. What to Do If You Have a Child,” will help you understand when medication is truly necessary, what treatments are used today in evidence-based practice, and which ones are better to avoid altogether.