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Dangerous Inconsistencies Found in Dosing Directions for Children's Medications, Study Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Nov 30th 2010 4:00PM

Even if you follow the directions on the label, you still may be giving your child the wrong amount of medicine. Credit: Getty Images
If you find yourself reading the instructions on over-the-counter children's medications repeatedly, just to be ...An examination of 200 of the top-selling over-the-counter medications for children reports a high level of variability and inconsistencies in medication labeling and measuring devices, according to a new study.
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Physicians group wants FDA to ban children's cold medicines

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 6th 2008 1:00PM

Last winter, the FDA put out an advisory warning parents and caretakers that children under the age of two shouldn't be given over-the-counter cough and cold medications. A leading physicians group, Public Citizen's Health Research Group, thinks that ...
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