October 11, 2007

Everybody See This?

A Queen PSA:

(CNN) — The makers of several leading over-the-counter cold medications are voluntarily withdrawing products sold for infants, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association said Thursday.

The over-the-counter cold medications for infants that are being voluntarily withdrawn are:

• Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops

• Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops

• Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough

• Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula

• Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)

• Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)

• Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)

• Pediacare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough

• Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)

• Robitussin Infant Cough DM Drops

• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant

• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough

• Tylenol Concentrated Infants’ Drops Plus Cold

• Tylenol Concentrated Infants’ Drops Plus Cold & Cough

I think I probably overdose my kids. I have a friend who always UNDERdoses because she’s so paranoid. This scares me because I know sometimes you’re so desperate to stop that cough or that runny nose or that miserable baby/kid laying there thing that its really hard. This little “voluntary” recall combined with last months news that cough suppressants don’t even WORK…sigh.

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One Response to “Everybody See This?”

1. October 11th, 2007 at 1:31 pm, Danielle Says:

   I feel like I’m in the twilight zone. I went to the pharmacy last night to get my little guy some baby cough drops, only to be told to go home and watch the news.

   I guess it only makes sense that a little fresh air and snuggles with Mom work better than chemicals in a bottle.

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