Questioning kids’ over-the-counter cold medicines: AMNews interviews Joshua Sharfstein, MD, MPH
January 7th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Opting for action over the status quo, a group of Baltimore physicians decided to challenge common perceptions that children’s over-the-counter cold and cough medicines are safe and effective. They believe the products are neither.
Led by the city’s health department, the group brought a citizens’ petition to the Food and Drug Administration asking that the agency tell parents that the products never were found to be safe or effective for this young population. The FDA is now considering the matter and, at press time in December 2007, the final decision was still pending. “We are working intently to provide a public statement in the near future,” an agency spokeswoman said.
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