http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/16....ap/index.html
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines -- they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.
Thursday's advisory marks the government's first ruling on the issue: Don't give the drugs to children under 2. And it comes now because the FDA is worried that parents haven't gotten that message despite all the publicity last fall.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines -- they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.
Thursday's advisory marks the government's first ruling on the issue: Don't give the drugs to children under 2. And it comes now because the FDA is worried that parents haven't gotten that message despite all the publicity last fall.
