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FDA pulls children’s over-the-counter medications « All About Kids — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:16:32 +0000

[...] According to the FDA, the latest steps that are being taken by drug makers will not affect the availability of the medicines, but said that this voluntary action will result in a transition period where the instructions for use of some OTC cold medicines in children will be different from others. Because the FDA does not typically request removal of OTC products with previous labeling from the shelves during a voluntary label change, some medicines will have the new recommendation ‘do not use’ for children under 4 years of age, while others will instruct that they not be used for children under 2 years of age. More. [...]

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