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Baby Health Myths Every Parent Should Know
Myth: Over-the-counter children's cough/cold remedies offer safe, speedy recovery and achieve faster cures than letting a cold run its normal course.
Reality: Cold and cough medicines are not recommended for children under 4 years of age.
Dr. Adesman Explains: "Over-the-counter baby medications have increasingly gotten 'blacklisted' from a pediatric standpoint. Parents feel better about doing something rather than nothing, but in reality, the medications don't work that well and are not necessary. Accidental overdose is another serious risk."
Editor's Note: From an October 2008 report the FDA recommends that no over-the-counter cough and cold medicines be given to children under 6.
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what about tylonol ? i hate to see my baby suffer .
2/23/2012 01:52:40 PM Report AbuseBecause of COURSE the federal government is ALWAYS right Flirtbk....
3/30/2011 12:25:42 PM Report Abusemy doc told me to give my 1 year old cough med only 1/4 a tea spoon when his cold was so bad hed wake up coughing and weezing several times a night but i didnt give it to him as often as it said only when it got bad
3/20/2011 01:22:07 PM Report AbuseThe federal government ruled on two occassions that vaccines triggered autism in children who had underlying medical conditions. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT looked at all the proof and agreed that YES IT WAS THE VACCINES. Hannah Poling is one of the cases - look it up.
8/9/2010 01:22:46 PM Report AbuseOne thing that irriates me about this, is that if you get cold medicine for your child from the doctor it is generic robutussin with codiene (which you should NEVER give your kids under 6 and the FDA recommends you don't give codiene for kids under 16 either.)..so basically they have decided to charge you more for generic robutussin. The pharmacist told me that the reason the FDA took robutussin for kids away is the over dosing. Parents felt it was safe to give to much. Ridiculous.
4/13/2010 01:25:48 PM Report Abuse