PEDIATRICS Vol. 41 No. 5 May 1968, pp. 1009
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Letters to the Editor

Allan B. Coleman M.D.1

1 1605 N. Portal Drive, N.W., Washington, D.C.

I cannot disagree with Dr. Wolf's feeling that children are somewhat conditioned to look upon medicine tablets as confections, but I disagree with the conclusion that this is all caused by flavored medications in tablet form. Certainly, flavored tablets can be presented to children in such a way as to make clear the distinction between medicine and food. After all, many things in our milieu are dangerous if misused–the automobile being a prime example–but are not likely to be prohibited because of other advantages.