FDA to Parents: Do Not Give Tots Cough and Cold MedsLisa Stein
Some makers of OTC medicines with DXM have put labels on their packaging warning about the potential for abuse. Many states have banned the sale of meds with DXM to minors. Still, about one in 30 teens say they use DXM to get high, and one in four knows someone who does. Here’s so...
(HealthDay)—When children have colds, parents may want to hold off on using cough and cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests.
ED visits rising for ODs of cold and cough medsIf children present with hives, drowsiness, or unsteady walking, suspect overdose of cough and cold medications, which accounts for more than 7,000 ED visits each year. • Fussiness, confusion, and dry, flushed skin are signs of an ...
Use a humidifier to help break up phlegm. Do what you can to make yourself as comfortable as possible and rest while your body fights the coldvirus. Next ArticleHow to Choose Over-the-Counter Cold and Flu Meds
That's partly because the cold-and-cough medicines sold in drug stores do not work well and can have side effects, said Dr. Russell Greenfield, an integrative medicine specialist who was not involved in the study."The reality is: We don't have a good conventional therapy for the common ...
(HealthDay)—Pediatric fatalities involving over-the-counter cough and cold medications (CCMs) often occur in children who are younger than 2 years of age, and they frequently involve medication administered with nontherapeutic intent by a caregiver, acc
MEDS: OTC cough medicine (Robitussin[TM]). ALLERGIES: NKDA (siblings have allergy to sulfonamides). Objective Data GEN: African-American female in mild ... G Smith - 《Pediatr Nurs》 被引量: 3发表: 2010年 How dangerous are OTC cough and cold meds? The article discusses the issue on the...
Learn how to feel better when a cold or flu gives you a cough or sore throat and when to see a doctor.
The US Food and Drug Administration and the American Academy of Pediatricspoint to studiesshowing that many parents are ignoring guidelines and mixing too many over-the-counter cough and cold medications, thus overdosing their children. The FDA clearlyrecommends no OTC meds for children under 2and ...