kcredden
October 11th, 2007, 04:03 PM
(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The trade group said the products were being withdrawn "out of an abundance of caution" and insisted the products are safe when used as directed.
"The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority," Linda A. Suydam, the association's president, said in a statement.
more here (http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/11/infant.drugs/index.html)
- KC
The trade group said the products were being withdrawn "out of an abundance of caution" and insisted the products are safe when used as directed.
"The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority," Linda A. Suydam, the association's president, said in a statement.
more here (http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/11/infant.drugs/index.html)
- KC