Originally published September 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified September 30, 2007 at 2:03 AM
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Very young children should not take some common cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the "consult-your-physician"...
WASHINGTON — Very young children should not take some common cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the "consult-your-physician" advice to parents on the labels be dropped.
The preliminary recommendation, from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, would apply to decongestant use in children younger than 2 and antihistamines in those younger than 6, according to agency documents released Friday.
The documents are part of an FDA examination of whether the roughly 800 medicines, many popular and widely used, are safe and effective in treating children's colds and coughs.
FDA advisers are to take up the issue at their Oct. 18-19 meeting.
The review came in response to a petition by Baltimore officials, who said many of the medicines can harm the very young.
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