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February 8, 2008
Cold Medicines, Children and Emergency Rooms
Around 7,000 children per year have to go to the emergency room because of cold medicines.
The study was done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Points to note:
-two thirds of the cases involved children taking the medicines without proper adult supervision or direction;
-one-quarter of the cases involved parents giving children the proper, recommended dosages;
-this study follows other stories that might raise concern about cold medicines and very young children, such as the FDA warning against such medicines for toddlers, a lawsuit filed by the mother of a boy who died after taking common cold medicines, and a voluntary recall by Tylenol, Dimetapp and others.
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