Mothers Split Over a Ban on Childrenâs Cold Medicine
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Mothers reacted with confusion, irritation and some touches of defiance as a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted for a ban on cold medicines for young children.
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Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health authorities advised on Thursday.
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Over-the-counter cold and cough medicines don't work for children under age 6 and giving the common medicine to young children cannot be recommended, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Friday.
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Government health officials said Friday they are reviewing whether popular medicines like Tylenol Plus Cold &amp; Cough and Infant Triaminic Thin Strips are safe and effective in treating children's colds and coughs.
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What has prompted all the fuss about cold medications for young kids?
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - U.S. health advisers considered on Thursday if over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should still be sold for young children, as pediatricians argued the drugs are dangerous and do not work.
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
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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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SEVERAL mothers have thrown their weight behind the use of Nevirapine in the prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV and Aids saying the drug was highly effective.
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WASHINGTON -- Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children...
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Allowing imported drugs from Canada, as the Montgomery County Council is considering, is a potentially dangerous decision based on politics and economics rather than on established pharmaceutical best practices [letters, Aug. 7].
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Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as
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Research on mothers taking an anti-epilepsy drug in Manchester and Liverpool suggests it may lead to their children having low IQs.
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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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A mother claims the death of her husband at the hands of their son could have been avoided with the right care.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 11--Q -- I was getting some Children's Motrin at Wal-Mart, and I had to pick it up at the pharmacists' counter, which I understand because of the laws against the manufacture of methamphetamines.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Manufacturers should conduct clinical studies to show that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are effective in children less than 12 years old, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.