Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea

When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea.

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Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4

Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care.

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Cold Meds Send 7,000 Kids to Hospitals

Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem.

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FDA: Cold Medicines Too Risky for Tots

Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.

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FDA: Cold Medicines Too Risky for Tots

Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots.

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Tips on Treating Children With Colds

With the safety and usefulness of cold medicines now in doubt for children under 6, what alternatives can parents try?

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FDA Advisers: No Cold Meds for the Young

Cold and cough medicines don't work in children and shouldn't be used in those younger than 6, federal health advisers recommended Friday.

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Pediatricians Warn FDA on Cold Medicines

Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday.

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For years, Joshua Sharfstein shuddered whenever he walked down a drugstore aisle lined with cough and cold products for babies and toddlers. "It never ceased to aggravate me," said Sharfstein, a pediatrician and father of two young boys.

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