Robitussin Cough & Cold CF

Robitussin Cough & Cold CF

On October 29, 2007, Wyeth recalled several nonprescription cold medicines due to product defect. The recalled products are being removed because the mark for the half-teaspoon level recommended for children aged 2 through 5 years old is missing from the dosage cups.

Source: “Wyeth Recalling Cold Medicines Over Missing Dosage Cup Markers,” Associated Press, October 29, 2007.

Robitussin Cough and Cold medicine contains antitussive and decongestants as one of its active ingredients. On December 6, 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article that found that children under six taking antitussive in over the counter cough and cold medications were linked to having depressed levels of consciousness and encephalopathy. Medications with decongestants are linked to 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.