recall for over-the-counter cough and cold medicine for babies.

[kelloggs5TLfan]

http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news/medical.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-10-11-0027.html
Check your medicine cabinet. There's a voluntary recall for over-the-counter cough and cold medicine for babies.

Officials say the recall came after a rare pattern of misuse that led to overdoses.

The recall only involves medicines for children under two.

Infant medications by Dimetapp, Little Colds, Pediacare, Robitussin, Triaminic and Tylenol are included in the recall.

Here's the complete list:

Medicines that are being recalled from the U.S. market include: Concentrated
Infants' TYLENOL Drops Plus Cold; Concentrated Infants' TYLENOL Drops Plus
Cold & Cough; PEDIACARE Infant Drops Decongestant (PSE); PEDIACARE Infant
Drops Decongestant & Cough (PSE); PEDIACARE Infant Dropper Decongestant (PE);
PEDIACARE Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough; PEDIACARE Infant Dropper
Decongestant & Cough (PE) products; Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant
Drops; Demetapp Decongestant Infant Drops; Little Colds Decongestant Plus
Cough; Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula; Robitussin Infant Cough DM
Drops; Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant and Triaminic
Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough.

 

[tkj24]

I heard that on the news.

 

[kat2220]

I am worried only because parents aren't reading labels and are overdosing and not being patient. Sad.