FDA tells doctors no cold medications to kids under 6
Categories: Nutrition & Supplements
After this past week's mess with cough syrup and cold medications geared towards young kids, the FDA took the advice of a two-day panel (which concluded yesterday) and said that no cold medications (cough remedies) should be marketed or administered to children under the age of six from now on.
A group of pediatricians said that cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills. If so, then parents have been wasting tons of money on remedies with no function while putting their young kids at risk from an accidental overdose.
The 'accidental overdose' is what has killed a few small kids after having ingested too much cold medicine, and was the impetus for determining if these products should even be marketed towards children.
A group of pediatricians said that cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills. If so, then parents have been wasting tons of money on remedies with no function while putting their young kids at risk from an accidental overdose.
The 'accidental overdose' is what has killed a few small kids after having ingested too much cold medicine, and was the impetus for determining if these products should even be marketed towards children.
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Jen 10-20-2007 @ 4:01PM
While I think the action of the FDA is going to leave children at a greater risk of overdose by the removal of dosing instructions for the little ones, the attention being drawn to OTC meds for kids is otherwise a good thing. All medications have side effects, even over the counter ones. I am an RN and a mother of two, and I have shifted my emphasis for our family to nutrition rather than medications. There are some very good herbal products for colds that can be used for even small children, and they help us to fight illness rather than simply masking symptoms. I find that the herbal remedies both relieve our symptoms and help speed recovery. I have posted them on my blog, where I also have a list of the recalled children's cold medicines. http://jstevens.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/are-you-ready-for-cold-and-flu-season/
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