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Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4Published 10/07/08
WASHINGTON — Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks. The voluntary change in advice to parents comes less than a week after federal health officials said they also saw little evidence that the drugs work. But government officials were afraid that taking the medicines off store shelves might prompt parents to give their children adult medicines. The drug makers said they will also add a warning that parents should not give antihistamines to children to make them...
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