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Bye-bye, baby cough medicine

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Today drug makers recalled numerous brands of infant cold & cough syrup leaving parents to find alternatives for hacking coughs and runny little noses just as fall sniffles get in full swing.

I happen to have a child with a cold right now and I don't really like to medicate children if I don't have to ... however that said, I have used and currently use Dimetapp for both my boys who are now ages 5 and 7. I'd hate to think that I might have been or might be poisoning them, which in effect is what you are doing if you overdose your children with medicine.

Check out this list and make sure to take these brands out of your medicine cabinets. And speak to your doctor for alternative options for those little ones who might have a cold.

Medications withdrawn:

Dimetapp
  • Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
  • Decongestant Infant Drops
Little Colds
  • Decongestant Plus Cough
  • Multi-Symptom Cold Formula
Pediacare
  • Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)
  • Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)
  • Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)
  • Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
  • Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)
Robitussin
  • Infant Cough DM Drops
Triaminic
  • Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant
  • Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough
Tylenol
  • Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold
  • Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough
Note: The withdrawal only includes the medicines for children under 2, however next week the FDA will consider the possibility of banning these medicines for all children under 6.

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