Released: October 02, 2008

FDA urged to recall child cold medicines

Source: Associated Press, (MSNBC)

With a new cold season coming, the government is trying once more to decide what to do about over-the-counter medicines for kids’ coughs and sniffles. Doctors question the drugs’ benefits and worry about their risks.

Pediatricians are urging the Food and Drug Administration, which scheduled a public hearing Thursday on the issue, to demand a recall of the medicines for children younger than 6.

“Parents should know that there is less evidence than ever to support the use of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children,” said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Baltimore’s health commissioner. “There is nothing that is holding the FDA back from asking for a voluntary recall now of products marketed to kids under 6.”

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