Posted January 17th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.cnn.com
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.”
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Posted September 30th, 2007 by minortopics | via www.nytimes.com
A study turned into the FDA for consideration, suggests that decongestants for children under 2 and antihistamines for children under 6 could pose a danger. Unfortunately, many parents may lament the decision as the remedies really do work, but apparently ignoramus parents are overdosing their children because labels are like math — “they’re hard”.
READ the labels people!:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — Safety experts for the Food and Drug Administration urged the agency on Friday to consider an outright ban on over-the-counter, multisymptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.
The recommendation, in a 356-page safety review, is the strongest signal yet that the agency may take strong action against the roughly 800 popular medicines marketed in the United States under names like Toddler’s Dimetapp, Triaminic Infant and Little Colds.
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