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Sun coverage: Children's cold remedy safety

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Web site: Government Accountability Office's report on pediatric drug research

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Web site: FDA's list of drugs with labeling changes

January 29, 2008

More reason to lock up drugs

Amidst a national debate over the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cough and cold medications, a new study suggests that nearly two-thirds of the estimated 7,000 children treated in emergency rooms each year after taking the drugs fell ill because they got into the medication and accidentally took too much.

October 18, 2007

Alternatives to infant cold medicines

Baby's up all night with the sniffles and a cough -- and so are the worried mom and dad.

October 12, 2007

Off the shelves

Makers of 14 infant cough and cold medicines began pulling their products from store shelves yesterday, just a week before Food and Drug Administration hearings on the safety and efficacy of these over-the-counter drugs.

August 16, 2007

FDA agrees to 2nd look at cough medicines

In a move sought by Baltimore health officials, federal regulators said yesterday that independent experts will hold hearings to evaluate safety concerns about cough and cold remedies for young children.

March 3, 2007

FDA urged to act fast on kids' cold remedies

A federal review of safety concerns about cough and cold remedies ought to be quick and result in restrictions on the products' marketing and use, Baltimore's health commissioner said yesterday.