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Drug Manufacturers Wake-Up And Pull OTC Cold Medications
Posted by: William Cirignani
October 25, 2007
Topic: Pediatric News
As we've blogged in this space before, cold medications should never be used with children under the age of two: they are both ineffective and dangerous. The drug-makers have finally gotten the message and pulled the drugs from the market. See, http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/11/infant.drugs/
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