FDA Rejects Child Cold Meds Recall

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The Food and Drug Administration in the US has rejected a plea from pediatricians to ban cough and cold medicines for children under 6 years of age, worried that an outright ban before further research might lead to additional complications.  The FDA worries that an immediate ban may lead parents to give adult medicine to their children in an efford to treat cold symptoms, which would be even more harmful.

The children's cough and cold medicine industry in the US nets $286 million a year, and the remedies are most often used by children aged 2 to 5.  One major risk factor is that multiple products contain the same ingredients, so when used concurrently can lead to an overdose.

Doctors remind parents that there is no cure for the common cold, which will clear up naturally over a couple of days with plenty of rest and fluids.  Many studies indicate that taking cold remedies actually prolongs the duration of a cold.