FDA: cold medications risky for young children.

摘要

Food and Drug Administra-I tion (FDA) issued a public health I advisory on August 15 warning parents to no t give over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to children younger than 2 years and to use several precautions when using them in older children (http: //www.fda.gov/cder/drug/advisory /cough_cold.htm). The advisory comes in the wake of increasing reports of serious injuries and deaths among infants and toddlers treated with these drugs.