New PediaCare® Mobile App Helps Make Parenting a H'Appy' Experience This Cold/Flu Season

IRVINGTON, N.Y., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- It seems everywhere we look, not only are teens tapping away on iPhones, but so are many parents!  While your iPhone won't change a diaper or burp the baby, if you load it with the right apps, your smart phone can come in handy for many things – even make you smarter. Joining the many helpful apps for parents available in the Apple store, PediaCare, a trusted brand for children and parents for 26 years, just launched the new PediaCare Shopper's Guide, a free iPhone application that will help parents of children ages 1-11 select the product which best addresses the cold symptoms their child is experiencing. It will also help parents to understand which products require a dosage recommendation from a pediatrician based on age restrictions and will provide a link to the PediaCare web site for full product descriptions including dosage directions.

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The new PediaCare iPhone application, available in the iTunes store, coincides with the launch of PediaCare's new safe and effective cold/flu/fever medicines – with and without acetaminophen – for children and infants – in kid-pleasing flavors that match the formulations of the recent recall of children's Tylenol products. (PediaCare has eleven different products this cold/flu season helping fill the gap left when a popular brand of children's medicines were recalled this past year.)

While no app should replace the advice of a medical professional, this app and the many others geared toward parents are sure to help and save a lot of time!

Now available for free download in the Apple iTunes App Store, The PediaCare® Shopper's Guide features the following:  

  • Information that will help parents of children ages 1-11 to select which over-the-counter PediaCare product best addresses the symptoms their child is experiencing
  • Information to help parents understand which products require a dosage recommendation from a pediatrician based on age restrictions
  • Complete product information, including a link to the PediaCare web site for full product descriptions including dosage directions

Important note: This iPhone application is not a diagnostic tool, but is designed for informational purposes only and does not constitute a medical diagnosis.

For a complete description of the PediaCare Shopper's Guide app, follow this link to the iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pediacare-shoppers-guide/id400477002?mt=8. For more information on treating your child's cold, flu, fever, coughing and congestion symptoms, go to www.pediacare.com.  

SOURCE PediaCare