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Cold Remedies Put Children At Risk, Leading Pediatricians Say


A group of leading pediatricians have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop drug makers from marketing over-the-counter cough and cold remedies to children.
In some children, unintentional overdoses have caused heart rhythm changes, cardiopulmonary arrest, hallucinations, psychoses, hypertension and seizures, according to research cited in the petition.
“Over-the-counter cough and cold preparations are neither [...]