A US company is selling a device marketed under the name Loli-O that promises delivery of nebulized medication to a child in the form of a cloud that emerges around a lollipop while the child sucks on the candy. The company makes no claims of having conducted clinical trials or of having applied for FDA approval.
An “instructional video” claims to “put the treat in treatment” and shows medication being poured in a plastic jar that is covered by a cap with a lollipop inserted into the center. The video then instructs the parent to “attach the oxygen tubing to an oxygen source or concentrator; remove the wrapper and hand it to your child; slowly begin the treatment then lets [sic] give some instructions and let Loli-O’s do it’s [sic] thing!”
The video shows clouds of vapor in the open air in front of the child’s mouth and tells parents to have the child take several deep breaths while sucking on the lollipop.
According to the Loli-O’s website, a box of 20 Loli-O “pediatric nebulizers” “with assorted flavors” can be purchased for $144.80. A single “Loli-O pediatric nebulizer” can be purchased for $7.99.
Watch the Loli-O’s instructional video:
