Childrens Cough Medicines
FDA to review cold remedies for kids
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...there is nothing more frustrating than hearing your child cough all night. During the fall and... Read more »
How to Build A Natural Cold-Fighting Kit for Your Family
By Allison Janse , Health Expert...are ineffective for treating coughs and colds in children under six, and shouldn't be given... Read more »
Natural, Doctor-Approved Ways to Treat Kids’ Colds Without OTC Meds
By Allison Janse , Health Expert...over-the-counter cold and cough medicines not even effective for children under two, they're... Read more »
Colds and Asthma
By Fred Little , Health Expert...country), it is the time of year that adults and children are getting more colds, and this can... Read more »
Cold Remedies and the FDA: Is your medication really safe?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...back into health with over-the-counter remedies as children in the 1970s and 1980s? Robitussin... Read more »
Health Guide
Cough
...cough: If you have a dry, tickling cough, try cough drops or hard candy. NEVER give these to a child under age 3, because they can cause choking. Use a vaporizer or take a steamy... Read more »Dry Powder Inhalers
...Nebulizer. This is an electrical device that sends medicine directly into your mouth by tube or, in children, by clear mask. They require no hand-breath coordination. Simply put in the... Read more »Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...esophageal sphincter (LES). This sphincter opens to release gas (burping) after meals in normal infants, children, and adults. When the sphincter opens in infants, the stomach contents often go up... Read more »Home pharmacy
...decrease the effectiveness of a medication. (See storing medicine.) Store all medications out of reach of children. DO NOT give aspirin to children under 12. Consult your health care... Read more »Time for a Flu Shot?
...complications, and; nearly 36,000 people die from flu each year. Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu... Read more »Images
Medications
...of this medication. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Do not flush medications... Read more »
...in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Properly discard this... Read more »
...caused by the flu virus (influenza) in adults and children 7 and older. It helps make the... Read more »
...Consult your doctor before giving this drug to a child younger than 12 years. It is very... Read more »
...Consult your doctor before giving this drug to a child younger than 12 years. It is very... Read more »
Related News
10 percent of kids use cough meds every week
October 03, 2008One in 10 kids use a cough or cold medicine every week, a new report says. Researchers say the news is striking because there is little evidence to... Read summary »
Drugmakers recall infant cold medicine
October 03, 2008Several manufacturers are recalling cold medicine for infants due to the potential risk of overdose. Some doctors say that nonprescription cough and... Read summary »
Use kitty litter to get rid of old meds
October 03, 2008If you've got a medicine cabinet filled with old prescriptions and cough syrup, a government experiment has found a unique solution to getting rid of... Read summary »
Stubborn Cough Fades With Morphine
March 13, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What do you do for a never-ending cough? New research reveals it may take morphine to quiet the rattle and give those lungs a... Read summary »
Flip over the bottle for better drug safety
October 03, 2008By David Stanley Flip over the bottle. This is your pharmacist speaking, and I cannot say this emphatically enough. When you are buying an... Read summary »
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