FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines
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U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have been reviewing the safety of over-the-counter children's cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2.
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The U.S. Congress began investigating on Wednesday whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report on Tuesday describing potential risks of several medicines after criticism that it was lax in policing drugs once they were on the market.
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Federal drug regulators have started a broad review of the safety of cough and cold remedies meant for children.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Friday asked an outside group to review the way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they hit the market, such as Merck &amp; Co.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
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Congress started an investigation on Tuesday into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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Over-the-counter cough and cold medications should not be used in children younger than age 6, a special panel of federal advisers concluded yesterday after an exhaustive review of the products' safety and effectiveness.
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The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.
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Dr. Ian Paul offers advice and analysis about recent FDA warnings that cold medication may not be safe for young children.
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Parents should not give toddlers and babies over-the-counter cough syrup because of the possibility of "serious and potentially life-threatening side effects," the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
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Description: In Capitol Hill hearings, lawmakers criticize drug manufacturers for failing to fully disclose data on the use of antidepressants by children, creating a misleading impression of the drugs&#39; safety and effectiveness.
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Wyeth said on Monday it was recalling  several of its Robitussin cough, cold and congestion products  and its Children's Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion medicine  because their dosage cups lack a measurement mark for young  children.
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Children under 2 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too risky, U.S. health authorities warned on Thursday.
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A panel of federal drug advisers began a two-day meeting to decide whether over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines should continue to be sold.