# @cvs on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=3NVpUyHEDOo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64872116-cvs-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-09T16:01:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CVS Pharmacy (@cvs) — https://gondola.cc/cvs

## Caption

Kids don't explain what hurts. They just cry, refuse medicine, run a fever at 11pm, and leave you googling things you probably shouldn't be googling at 11pm.

Heidy Martinez has spent ten years on one side of the CVS pharmacy counter and just as long on the other side - as a mom of two who has lived every single one of those conversations. The parent who comes in overwhelmed, the child who won't take the medication, the moment you realize the kitchen spoon you've been using to measure liquid antibiotics is not - and has never been - an actual measuring tool.

Heidy joins Dr. Jake Goodman to walk through the pediatric health questions that come up most at the pharmacy counter. Why a virus doesn't need an antibiotic - and what happens when you stop the antibiotic too early. How to actually manage a fever based on your child's behavior, not just the number on the thermometer. What to look for when a scrape stops being just a scrape. And why the children's medication aisle at CVS, as helpful as it is, still needs a pharmacist to navigate safely.
She also covers vaccinations, allergies, stomach bugs, and the one thing most parents don't realize about melatonin before reaching for it at bedtime.

And Myth or Medicine closes the episode the way most parenting moments do - with a question you thought had an obvious answer and a response that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew.

Chapters: 
00:00 - Welcome to Beyond the Script
00:46 - Meet Heidy Martinez, CVS Pharmacist and Mom of Two
01:06 - The Most Common Pediatric Health Questions at the Counter
01:49 - Does My Child Need an Antibiotic
02:59 - Being Bilingual at the Pharmacy Counter
04:06 - Why Pediatric Health Matters Even When Kids Seem Fine
04:52 - How Caring for Kids Differs from Caring for Adults
05:28 - What CVS Pharmacists Can Do for Families
07:05 - Medication Safety - The Most Common Mistakes Parents Make
08:07 - What to Do Before Giving a New Medication
09:05 - Why Finishing the Full Course of Antibiotics Matters
10:24 - How to Safely Dispose of Leftover Medication
11:18 - Are Over the Counter Kids Products Always Safe
12:11 - Vitamins and Supplements for Picky Eaters
13:14 - Non-Medication Ways to Support a Sick Child
14:15 - Managing Fevers and Runny Noses at Home
16:16 - What to Watch for When Kids Start School or Daycare
17:16 - Treating Stomach Bugs and GI Infections in Kids
18:07 - Vaccinations - Why They Matter Beyond Your Own Child
20:08 - Allergies vs Colds - How to Tell the Difference
21:22 - Cuts, Scrapes and Minor Injuries - What to Do at Home
22:30 - When a Minor Injury Needs Medical Attention
22:52 - How Pharmacists Can Support Parents Emotionally
24:19 - How to Prepare for a Pediatrician Appointment
25:05 - Myth or Medicine - Pediatric Health Edition

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## Tags

kidshealth, feverinkids, cvspharmacy, childmedication, pediatrichealth, vaccinationsmatter, pharmacistadvice, beyondthescript, antibioticresistance

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