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No cough syrup for baby: FDA

by lickyourheart | August 16, 2007 at 01:25 pm

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To me this seems like a no brainer, but parents are a diverse and funny bunch. I'm a few months pregnant so I've been gravitating towards stories about babies and child birth, which is why I spotted this. I had high school friends (I won't name names) who used to use cough syrup to get high...why would parents think that it's good to give babies--not just children, babies--cough syrup? In any amount??? There should be a basic intelligence test you have to take before getting pregnant. Seriously.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory, citing serious adverse effects linked to children — particularly those age two and younger —who have received too large a dose of over-the-counter medications.

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Jordan Yerman

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at 08:35 on August 17th, 2007

For all the things you need a license for, anyone is free to breed. I'm not suggesting more paperwork, but people need to take more reponsibility for educating themselves: for those who don't already know, babies do not come with user guides!