Articles labeled: cold medicine

Surely, he must have used the older, more potent Nyquil, because the new stuff is nothing more placebo. Of course, that is besides the point as this father is a scumbag that will hopefully get his due carma in jail.

In court, Richard Bowen did not admit to giving one girl Nyquil so she would sleep, but prosecutors said he admitted it during phone calls from jail.

Police said Bowen was responsible for his 8- and 9-year-old daughters while his wife worked overnight. On several occasions between February and May, he allegedly gave the cold medicine to the 9-year-old, then put both girls to bed before leaving to visit his mistress.

The FDA will decide today if they will ban the marketing and manufacturing of cold medicines for children under 2.

Why do I get this sneaking suspicion that parents will just give their kids medicine that’s directed for older children, causing even more meyhem.

The Food and Drug Administration still hasn’t decided if the remedies are appropriate for older children to continue using, officials told The Associated Press.

Expect a decision on that by spring, the deadline necessary to notify manufacturers before they begin production for next fall’s cold season.

For now, the FDA is issuing a public health advisory on Thursday to warn parents to avoid these drugs for children under age 2 “because serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur.”

For parents lamenting the removal of OTC cough and cold medicine for children under 6, an old-fashion remedy may be just what the doctor ordered.

I remember my mom putting honey in tea and I always loved it as a kid. Funny how those traditions died with the advent of children’s medicines, which has since turned out to cause more potential harm than good.

Stick with the honey, honies.

For the research, researchers recruited 105 children with upper respiratory infections from a clinic in Pennsylvania. Parents were given a paper bag with a dosing device inside. Some were empty. Some contained an age-appropriate dose of honey-flavored cough medicine containing dextromethorphan. And some contained a similar dose of honey.

The parents were asked about their children’s sleep and cough symptoms, once before the bedtime treatment and once after. They rated the symptoms on a seven-point scale.

All of the children got better, but honey consistently scored best in parents’ rating of their children’s cough symptoms.

The cold medication you have that says it’s good for kids under 2? Kiss it goodbye and buy some extra bulb syringes — the makers of popular cold remedy brands such as Dimetapp and Little Colds are voluntarily pulling all cold medications listed for children younger than 2 years old, in advance of an FHA advisory panel that is convening next week. So why are they pulling the OTC drugs? Are they unsafe? Were they made in China? Nope, it’s a nanny state move aimed at protecting kids from those bad apple parents out there:

“It’s important to point out that these medicines are safe and effective when used as directed, and most parents are using them appropriately,” said Linda A. Suydam, president of Consumer Healthcare Products Association. “The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority.”

Wow, if they start pulling all the products of the shelf that are misused, Target is going to be mighty empty…