(Thu, Oct 11, 2007 (BabyCenter News) )
— All over-the-counter oral cough and cold medicines for children under 2 are being withdrawn from the market, drug makers announced today.
The infant medicines are being recalled not because of a flaw in their production, but because of the serious consequences of their accidental misuse.
According to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), a trade group representing makers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, there have been cases of serious harm to young children who were mistakenly given too large a dose or got into medicine that wasn't stored safely. Children under age 2 are particularly vulnerable to the effects of misuse.
The voluntary recall follows news two weeks ago about a possible FDA ban on young children's cough and cold medicine.
The 14 brand-name medicines listed here are being pulled from store shelves (generic brands may soon be included):
• Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
• Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
• Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough
• Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
• PediaCare Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)
• PediaCare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)
• Robitussin Infant Cough DM Drops
• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant
• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough
• Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold
• Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough
Cough and cold medicines labeled for use in children age 2 and older are not included in this recall.
The CHPA stresses that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children continue to be safe at recommended doses.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the company that produces Tylenol and PediaCare brand products) and BabyCenter are both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson.
What you can do:
a.) Stop using the recalled medicines immediately for children under age 2, and dispose of the drugs safely.
— All over-the-counter oral cough and cold medicines for children under 2 are being withdrawn from the market, drug makers announced today.
The infant medicines are being recalled not because of a flaw in their production, but because of the serious consequences of their accidental misuse.
According to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), a trade group representing makers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, there have been cases of serious harm to young children who were mistakenly given too large a dose or got into medicine that wasn't stored safely. Children under age 2 are particularly vulnerable to the effects of misuse.
The voluntary recall follows news two weeks ago about a possible FDA ban on young children's cough and cold medicine.
The 14 brand-name medicines listed here are being pulled from store shelves (generic brands may soon be included):
• Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
• Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
• Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough
• Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)
• PediaCare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
• PediaCare Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)
• PediaCare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)
• Robitussin Infant Cough DM Drops
• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant
• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough
• Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold
• Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough
Cough and cold medicines labeled for use in children age 2 and older are not included in this recall.
The CHPA stresses that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children continue to be safe at recommended doses.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the company that produces Tylenol and PediaCare brand products) and BabyCenter are both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson.
What you can do:
a.) Stop using the recalled medicines immediately for children under age 2, and dispose of the drugs safely.
b.) If you own one of the recalled Tylenol medications, contact the company for a coupon to use on one of several other products. Call Tylenol toll-free at (877) 895-3665 or visit the company's website.
c.) Brush up on how to give medication safely and effectively to your baby, toddler, preschooler, or big kid.
d.) Read the Consumer Healthcare Products Association's press release about the recalled medicines.
e.) Keep abreast of children's safety recalls by checking our recall finder.
It's just proper to circulate this news.
Really scary! :(
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