Dimetapp Decongestant

On December 6, 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article that found that children under six taking decongestants in over the counter cough and cold medications were linked to having cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiovascular events.

Source: Joshua Sharfstein, Marisa North, and Janet Serwint, “Over the Counter but No Longer under the Radar - Pediatric Cough and Cold Medications,”, The New England Journal of Medicine, December 6, 2007.