Child Emergency Department Visits Linked To Cough And Cold Medicines Drop Dramaticall

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Since taking cough and cold medicines for children under 4 off the shelves, the numbers being taken to emergency departments because of overdoses from these medications have fallen considerably, researchers from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) report in the medical journal Pediatrics. This was exactly why those drugs were withdrawn, experts say. However, more can and should be done to bring down the number of kids ending up in emergency rooms even further, they say. Lead author, Dr...


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