Candy or medicine? How pills can be mistaken for sweets

“Years ago, (drug manufacturing companies) used to place a sugar coating on tablets. Pills were shiny, with brighter colors. Old Motrins looked like big Skittles”

Chocolate or Ex-Lax? Tums or Sweet Tarts? Could you tell the difference? Could your kids? With a variety of colors, flavors and even scents available, medicine can be very misleading. via The Daily Press

[Allisha]

I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?

[christina]

i been threw many books web sits and i never though this was able to happened to a young kid. some of this stuff that happened in a way it is the mother or father falt for leave it in reach of a young child. i doing this reascher on a science fair project and it scares me for my little brother that may be it could happened to him

[Victoria]

I think it's true. When I take an Advil, it has a good taste and kids could mistake that for M&Ms.

[courtney]

i think sweettarts are the most kind of candy that kids think they are eating.

[Jimmy the Greek is back]

christina wrote:

i been threw many books web sits and i never though this was able to happened to a young kid. some of this stuff that happened in a way it is the mother or father falt for leave it in reach of a young child. i doing this reascher on a science fair project and it scares me for my little brother that may be it could happened to him

Jimmy the Greek says that maybe you should learn how to spell before you go and try and do any type of project.

[coach2128]

I am not sure if I agree. I went through life and never had a problem. If a child would mistake an Exlax pill or TUMS pill for a Sweettart or an Advil for an M&M you have to blame the parents for not storing them in a medicine cabinet. Both look nothing like the other. Also, any child of age that cannot read TUMS or know what they are...I don't know what to tell you.
As for the taste, in my opinion - they all taste awful.

To answer the original question asked, there are also gummy bear vitamins...

Although I do agree with you Jimmy, as a fellow Greek.

[tierra ricks]

candy is the most effective thing that rottens kids teeth to make then look like a devils fool

[coach2128]

Hahaha I agree with that as well.

[jada]

Allisha wrote:

I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?

I don't know if this is to late but here are some candy/medicine look alikes I use for my health class-Good & Plenty ~ Tylenol / Robitussin ~ Hot tamales / Sweetarts~tums / Pine sol~Apple juice~whiskey / Red hots~sudafed / Coricidin~skittles / motrin~sweettart minis Hope this helps you.

[jessica myers]

gummybears look like gummy vitamins

Allisha wrote:

I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?

[berb]

Allisha wrote:

I think this is very true. And i am doing a science fair project on this and i was wondering if you would happen to know any more medicines that look like candy?

u can also flinstone gummie

[coach2128]

jessica myers wrote:

gummybears look like gummy vitamins
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that was a good one...