WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2007
FDA Issues Warning On Children's Medicine
Tells Parents Not To Give Children Under 2 Cough And Cold Medicine Without Doctor's Order
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The FDA issued a public health advisory that cited serious adverse effects linked to children — particularly those 2 and younger — who have received too great a dose of over-the-counter medications for coughs and colds. (AP)
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Amid questions about benefits and risks, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday its Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet Oct. 18-19 to discuss the use of cough and cold drugs by children.
The FDA issued a public health advisory that cited serious adverse effects linked to children — particularly those 2 and younger — who have received too great a dose of over-the-counter medications for coughs and colds.
Parents should carefully follow directions for use that come with a medication, the FDA said. Other recommendations in the advisory included:
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- Posted by erasmus6 at 03:20 PM : Aug 16, 2007
erasmus6,
I am not for government intrusion in our lives but some people like you said are too stupid and they need it. It''s a shame that we have to have a piece of paper from the government to own an animal, one for our car, one for ourselves to drive that car, etc etc etc. But no one has to prove competency to own a small helpless infant. Too stupid is just putting it mildly. - Reply to this comment
- Actually something needs to be done about teaching STUPID parents to READ the directions on medications and stuff. I know of quite a few people that did not follow directions properly on cough medicines and vitamins.
My sister-in-law was over dosing her kids with cough medicine until I gave her sh_t about it. And there was a number of moms that I know of that were letting their kids take more than one vitamin pill. They figured because they were fruity flavored that they were okay to take more than one. More than one is TOXIC! Too much vitamin A and D.
I don''t know what the problem is but there are just TOO MANY stupid people in this world. - Reply to this comment
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