Medicines That May Cause Rashes in Children

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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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Current as of: August 2, 2022

Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine

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