Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant

Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant

On October 11, 2007, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association said Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth, and other infant cough and cold manufacturers are recalling certain medicines because of the danger of overdose. The recall comes two months after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned parents not to give cough and cold medicines to children younger than two years of age without a doctor’s direction.

Sources: Debra Sherman, “Infant cough/cold medicines recalled,” Reuters, October 11, 2007; “Johnson & Johnson recalls children’s cough medicines,” Washington Post, October 11, 2007.