Cold Medicine Lawsuit
A month after the FDA change in labeling guidelines for cough and cold medications for children and a voluntary recall of those products, the mother of a boy who died after taking cold medication is filing a lawsuit.
The baby, son of Dimitria Alvarez of Illinois, was four months old. He died after taking Infant Tylenol Cold Decongestant Plus Cough and Walgreen-brand Pediatric Drops-Cough Plus Cold, according to the mother. The commonality between these two drugs is that they contain dextromethorphan, which is found in many cough and cold medications, including many of those recalled.
For more information on the uses of dextromethorphan, see this page from Medline Plus.
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