| Subject: | FDA Issues Warning About Use of Cough and Cold Medications in Children Less Than Two Years of Age |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 16 Jan 2007 - 12:00 am |
| Cough and Cold Medications in Children Less Than Two Years of Age
Audience: Pediatric and primary care healthcare professionals and patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article describing three deaths in U.S. infants aged less than 12 months associated with cough and cold medications. These medications were determined by medical examiners or coroners to be the underlying cause of death. The cases described in this... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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