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The medibottle® assures delivery of an accurate dose, while at the same time eliminating the upset for both you and your baby. An Arizona study found that the combined success rate of the four most popular delivery methods was a failing 37%! Medication compliance simply cannot be met under these circumstances and raises the question . . . Why are we willing to spend whatever is necessary on the medicine - and then fall so short in its delivery? Clinically tested in hospitals, medibottle ranked #1 in effectiveness at 93% vs. the 2nd place oral dispenser at 57%. In addition to receiving the only "A" in the Class, infant acceptance using medibottle was also 329% greater!

Features

Free from BPA, Phthalates & PVC Uses any standard nipple baby is familiar and comfortable with Includes adapter to load syringe with medicine Includes two Exacta-Med? Baxa syringes Milk/Juice can be poured into bottle witout the presence of an oral dispenser Includes vented nipple to reduce vacuum effect Specs USA Made FDA, UL and CE compliant 100mL (3.25 oz) liquid capacity Accepts Exacta-Med® 3mL and 5mL Oral Dispensers

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Testimonials

What people say . . .

"You wonder why no one thought of it sooner. It's ingenious!" ?Stephanie Sinden, Pharm.D., Clark Health Centre Pharmacy Ontario, Canada

"It has worked so well for us here in our pediatric offices that we tell everyone about the medibottle. We get so many parents asking what to do when the infant resists their medication, the medibottle is now our answer." ?DW, R.N., Austin, TX

"By using the medibottle I was assured that the entire amount of medication was taken by this infant. It prevents loss by gagging, coughing and throwing up due to the taste of medicine. This precise, easy method could have a very profound affect on the baby's labs and health." ?Dawn Haut, M.D., The Children's Place Hospital

"Out of all the 'gadgets and gizmos'I have (which is a bunch!), medibottle is #1. Any parent who does not have one is really missing something. Our daughter is on amoxicillin twice a day for 90 days. Without this bottle, life would be one pink sticky mess! As you can tell, we are thrilled with this product and find ourselves telling everyone about it. Thanks for making life so much easier." ?TH, Macomb, MI

"This means no more tipping the head back and squeezing the baby's cheeks! The medibottle works fantastic." ?WT, R.N., Twin Falls, ID

"It works wonderfully! Many patients have refused meds due to "poor taste" before medibottle was instituted. One patient's liver enzymes had increased dramatically due to poor compliance resulting in induced Hepatitis. Once the medibottle was introduced to the patient, and labs were again rechecked (6 weeks later) liver enzymes had decreased four fold from previous results" ?CO, R.N., Omaha, NE

"Great product! Rinse it immediately after each use. I would definitely recommend it!" ?LS, Chicago, Illinois

"The medibottle disguised the taste of the medication, decreased the child's anxiety and reduced the time it takes to administer the medications." ?DH, RN, Denver, CO

"We used the medibottle for the first time today with a 13 month old infant who had been spitting up most everything in the past two days, with the inclusion of her medicines. Today we were able to administer several doses of medication using the medibottle. All were administered in full." ?Children's Hospital in Baltimore, MD

"The nurses like the medibottle because they don't have to restrain the infants, and it makes it easy to get them an accurate dose of medication." ?MM, Clinical Coordinator, New Orleans, LA.

"We found the medibottle to be very effective when administering liquid medication to infants. The easy to use medibottle allows nurses to deliver an accurate dose without trauma and upset." ?Sharon Barton, R.N., Ph.D., The University of Kentucky Children's Hospital

"I have the medibottle. I LOVE IT. My daughter has acid reflux and is on medicine 6x per day. The medibottle makes the process of giving her the med's so easy. I've been using it daily for the last 6 months. Thank you."?J.G., email

"My child was sent home after open heart surgery. She was given a medibottle and had to take Lasix? daily. It is the most satisfying tool for children I have ever gotten." ?LB, Madera, CA

"The medibottle is a God-send. My daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy at 2 months. I purchased the bottle at my drugstore. It is working out just wonderfully. I would like to say Thank You for finally coming up with a product that actually works. My daughter takes Tegretol? without any problems now, actually I think she doesn't know she is taking it." ?C.P., Jonesboro, AR

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In a study conducted by the Department of Pediatrics and Office of Medical Research, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix Arizona, parents of infants were given a prescription and verbal instructions for medication. Among the parents, 53% chose dosing spoons, 20% teaspoons, 17% oral syringes and 10% droppers. The outcome for these devices was that correct doses were only given 56%, 0%, 40% and 0% of the time. The combined success rate was a failing 36.48%. Medication compliance simply cannot be met under these circumstances. Why are we willing to spend whatever is necessary on the medicine - and then fall so short in it's delivery?

medibottle vs. Other Methods of Medicine Delivery

The following chart lists methods of medicine delivery available to your infant, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Because of its unique design, no other method or device can approach medibottle's Effectiveness or Infant Acceptance ratings. The medibottle is the safest and most accurate method of pediatric medication delivery available anywhere.

1. medibottle
   • Accurate
   • Eliminates or reduces upset & trauma
   • Easy to use
   • Utilizes infant's natural suck reflex
   • Drug is delivered to the correct position of the mouth for swallowing
   • Does not require restraint
   • Acceptance greatly improved since drug is delivered while drinking familiar fluid and there is not enough time to taste the medicine
2. Teaspoon or Tablespoon
   • Not accurate
   • Great variability in volume delivered can lead to significant dosing errors
   • Potential for spillage
   • Not recommended by United States Pharmacopeia or the American Academy of Pediatrics
   • May require physical restraint of infant
3. Medicine Cup
   • Not accurate for small volumes under 15mL
   • Incomplete delivery of viscous liquids
   • Potential of spillage
   • May require physical restraint of infant
4. Graduated Medicine Spoon
   • Not very accurate, especially for small volumes
   • Potential for spillage
   • Incomplete delivery of viscous liquids
   • May require physical restraint of infant
5. Oral Medicine Dropper
   • Not very accurate
   • Potential for spillage
   • Incomplete delivery of viscous liquids
   • Requires correct placement of the liquid in the mouth
   • Leaks may occur
   • Dropper tip may become obstructed or
   • May require physical restraint of the baby
6. Oral Medicine Dispenser
   • Low spillage potential
   • Accurate
   • Requires correct placement of the medication in mouth
   • Correct administration rate to avoid loss of medication, gagging and choking
   • May require physical restraint
7. Injectable Syringe
   • Choking and acute life threatening events may occur if cap is not removed
   • Low spillage potential
   • Accurate
   • Requires correct placement of the medication in mouth
   • Correct administration rate to avoid loss of medication, gagging and choking
   • May require physical restraint
8. Administer through a nipple from a baby bottle
   • Utilizes a natural response, the infant's suck reflex
   • Infant may refuse if taste is unacceptable
   • May lessen required restraint
9. Mix the medication into a small amount of fluid or formula and then administer the mixture via a baby bottle
   • Infant must ingest the full amount of mixture in order to ensure delivery of the complete dose
   • Mixing may improve the taste and acceptance
   • If patient refuses to ingest the total amount of the mixture, an unknown amount of the dose is not delivered and patient is under-dosed.
   • May lessen required restraint

Awards

Awarded "Invention of The Year" by Hemmacher Schlemmer Awarded "Best Product of the Year" by Pregnancy Magazine

Clinical Studies

medibottle still #1

March, 2007 Clinical Trail #2
Recent clinical trial proves medibottle is still the most effective delivery system on the market by a wide margin.
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Clinical Study & Trial Overview #1

I. A three part, open-label, randomized, cross-over study comparing Effectiveness and Infant Acceptance of the medibottle vs. Oral Syringe (Dispenser) at The University of Illinois at Chicago found that the medibottle measured 93.3% Effective vs. oral syringe at 56.7%. Also, medibottle's Ideal Infant Acceptance measured 329% greater than for the Oral Syringe.

Outcomes Measure: Effectiveness equals percent of infants receiving 100% of intended dose. Ideal infant acceptance equals MAS score of 9 or greater (McNemar test). Conclusion: "medibottle was significantly more effective and had a significantly higher level of infant acceptance compared to the oral medication syringe."

Part III was published in The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacy Practice (PPAG) and the Report, "Infant acceptance and effectiveness of a new oral liquid medication delivery system" was published in American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in June of 1999. *Please see footnotes.

* Footnotes: The following two comments are made solely by the manufacturer, The Medicine Bottle Company, and not DM Kraus, LA Stohlmeyer, PR Hannon or UIC. First, Acetaminophen is not generally considered to be bad tasting medicine. Effectiveness and acceptance measures for bad tasting medications administered with the oral syringe can be expected to decrease. Secondly, the medibottle functions best when familiar nipple/liquid used and especially so when infant is hungry. Time of administration was random and not likely to have been during the infant's normal feeding time. Additionally, the nipple and liquid were standardized and not necessarily familiar to the infant. For these reasons, effectiveness and acceptance measures for the medibottle can be expected to increase when medicine is administered using a familiar nipple and liquid, especially when the medibottle is used during normal feeding times.

II. Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago enrolled 10 infant patients under the age of 18 months that required chloral hydrate for sedation in their clinic. The RN who administered the drug with 15-30cc's of a clear liquid to the infants wrote, "? because of the bitter taste, I frequently have to restrain the children in order to give the full amount of medication. All ten of the children took the full dose of medication using the medibottle as instructed in the medibottle brochure (with "little squirts"). They not only took the full dose of medication but they took it willingly. If you have ever given chloral hydrate you know this is quite a feat!

It should be noted that five of the ten children had received chloral hydrate in the past and previously required a restraining technique. The parents of these five children, in particular, were very impressed with the medibottle. They were able to see the difference in the child's response to receiving medication."

In summary the RN stated, "the medibottle is a highly effective way to administer medication to infants who will drink from a bottle. The restraining technique that was used on the infants previously did not have to be utilized when the infants received the chloral hydrate via the medibottle. The medication had been delivered with ease and accuracy therefore allowing that child to complete remainder of the tests."

Endorsements

Letters From Professionals Praising medibottle

We frequently receive letters from healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.) who have discovered the merits of medibottle - and wholeheartedly endorse it! Here's a sampling of a few of them...

Chris Hudnall, Program Coordinator, Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Colleen Habing, RN, Children's Memorial Hospital

Keith E. Veselik, M.D., Medical Director, Loyola Primary Care Center

Maripat Toye, RN, MS, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program Manager, Baystate Medical Center Children's Hospital

Mary E. Lewis, M.D.

Robert Schloegel, M.D., F.A.A.P.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The information that follows does not carry a direct or implied authorization from The Medicine Bottle Company or Savi Baby Our medibottle users have provided these questions & and answers. If you have a question concerning the use of this product please contact us. We appreciate your feedback and welcome your questions.

1. Does the medicine mix with the liquid/formula in the bottle?
2. My daughter uses a Playtex bottle and the collar and nipple are too big for the medibottle. Is there an attachment that I can buy?
3. Are there any special cleaning instructions for the bottle or oral dispenser?
4. I work on a neo-natal unit and need to deliver small doses of medication, does the 1 mL oral dispenser work with the medibottle?
5. My son is especially sensitive to the taste of the medicine, any suggestions?
6. Why can't I just mix my child's medication in their regular bottle?
7. Is there and easier way to clean the medibottle?
8. Some of the suspension medications make it difficult to press down on the plunger and administer the medicine. What should I do?
9. When is the best time to administer medication or vitamins to my baby using the medibottle?
10. Why would I use the medibottle on my infant who does not generally resist medications?

1. Does the medicine mix with the liquid/formula in the bottle?

   No. Not when delivered with "little squirts". The small amounts of medicine (about 5 drops per squirt) DISPLACE the formula in the very tip of the nipple. It is then taken in by the infant and washed down immediately by the liquid that follows on the back end of the sip.

2. My daughter uses a Playtex bottle and the collar and nipple are too big for the medibottle. Is there an attachment that I can buy?

   First insert the nipple into the Playtex collar the way you normally would. Then take the Playtex collar and push it onto the threads of the medibottle. Then make sure the medibottle threads are pushed all the way into the Playtex nipple/collar.

3. Are there any special cleaning instructions for the bottle or oral dispenser?

   It is best to rinse out the medibottle and especially the sleeve tip shortly after use. All parts are dishwasher safe (top rack only).

4. I work on a neo-natal unit and need to deliver small doses of medication, does the 1-ML oral dispenser work with the medibottle?

   Yes, but the oral dispenser should only be to the 0.6 mL point. Beyond that your hand will have a difficult time stretching enough to deliver the medication. Please note that there will be very little back-pressure on the 1mL plunger so it is easier than normal to depress. The medibottle also accepts the Baxa's 3mL oral dispenser and this size works much better because of the minimal stretch that the plunger requires.

5. My son is especially sensitive to the taste of the medicine, any suggestions?

   Use smaller squirts in between sips and/or allow for more sips in between squirts.

6. Why can't I just mix my child's medication in their regular bottle?

   You may be able to, but unless your baby takes the whole bottle, you won't be administering the full dose. Also, because you are changing the taste of the familiar liquid or formula, your baby will likely reject it.

7. Is there an easier way to clean the medibottle?

   Rinse the medibottle out with warm water shortly after use. Fill the oral dispenser with warm water, insert dispenser into sleeve and "jet" the water through the sleeve tip. You should now be able to use the dishwasher to complete the cleaning process for the medibottle and all of the related parts.

8. Some of the suspension medications make it difficult to press down on the plunger and administer the medicine. What should I do?

   If you are using Clarithromycin (i.e. Biaxin) or Cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin?), the medibottle will not function because the granules are too large to exit the sleeve tip.

   If you are using the Tylenol brand acetaminophen in a "suspension" or "drops" form, simply switch to Tylenol's elixir, or use the suspension formulation of another brand.

   If you are experiencing difficulties with anything else, make sure the prescription bottle is well shaken before you load the oral dispenser. To date, we have found no other medications, except Nelfinavir powder, that are incompatible with proper tip function. (Please let us know if you do).

9. When is the best time to administer medication or vitamins to my baby using the medibottle?

   As long as it is OK with your pediatrician or other medical professional that prescribed the medication, during the infants normal feeding time is best. The more willing infants are to take their bottle, the easier it is to complete the dose.

10. Why would I use the medibottle on my infant who does not generally resist medications?

    By using the medibottle, the infant does not risk being poked in the gums or risk other potential injures - and accuracy is assured. Also, parents may find it helpful to familiarize their baby with the medibottle in the event that resistance to a medication develops later on. (This often happens, especially if stronger medications are prescribed).

    Additionally, the medibottle does not add an extra step for parents or baby. You have to feed them and give them their medicine, so why not just do it at the same time? (i.e. Your baby wakes up in the morning and wants their bottle NOW. Why not give them their first dose of medicine for the day at the same time and get it over with without missing a beat!