Articles labeled: food and drug administration

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.

It’s that time of the year again.

I’m so down with the FluMist. Needles are so pointy.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — MedImmune, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) in children two to five years of age. FluMist is now approved for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by influenza A and B viruses in individuals two to 49 years of age. Only one manufacturer had previously been licensed in the United States to produce influenza vaccine for children under four years of age.