cough & cold medication

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Introduction

See cold & flu self-care kit Contrandications:

  • OTC cough & cold medications not effective for children, thus not recommended
  • use of cough & cold medications containing opioids limited to adults[3]

Adverse effects

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References

  1. Schaefer MK et al. Adverse events from cough and cold medications in children. Pediatrics 2008 Jan 30; [e-pub ahead of print] http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-3638
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Green JL, Wang GS, Reynolds KM et al. Safety profile of cough and cold medication use in pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2017 May 4. pii: e20163070 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28562262 <Internet> http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/05/02/peds.2016-3070
  3. 3.0 3.1 FDA News Release. Jan 11, 2018 FDA acts to protect kids from serious risks of opioid ingredients contained in some prescription cough and cold products by revising labeling to limit pediatric use. https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm592109.htm