Pretty much the title but why is it always consistently 12 years of age across the board? What makes a 12 year old suddenly be able to take these medications? (BTW I know you can talk to your doctor to see if it’s okay for younger children to take them as well and that some medications can be taken by children under the age of 12)
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Young children’s bodies can’t filter out medications as quickly as older people. This can lead to a build up of the medication in the body which can cause a lot of harm (example: tylenol is really hard on the liver and can damage it).
An older child’s body is big enough (in general) that it will filter the med out fast enough that the side effects will be minimal.
Why 12 amd not 13? I suspect that it’s the median age shown in studies or something.
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