Best Children's Cold Medicines WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Best Children's Cold Medicines
In recent years, the use of cold medicines for children has been greatly debated. Recently the FDA recommended that children under the age of 4 not receive cough and cold remedies due to the lack of evidence that the medicines actually work for young children.1 In fact, there were 7,000 reported cases of children becoming sick from using the medicines, primarily overdoses. Parents are having trouble figuring out which cold medicines to give their children due to these warnings. The best way to find the right cold medication for your child, is to research what is recommended and what is not, and speak with your doctor.
Fast Facts:
- Some decongestants can cause children to become hyperactive or irritable.2
- Acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be given to reduce fever at the discretion of the child's physician.3
- Medications that are labeled "cough and cold" are usually the most helpful for older children.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ MSNBC Health: Limit On Cold Remedies For Kids Was FDA's Idea
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 About.com: Before You Buy Children's Cold Medicines - What You Need To Know
- ↑ Dr. Weil: Alternatives to Kids' Cold Medicines
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Best Medicines for Cold for a child, Top Medicines for Children for Colds, Top Children's Cold Medicines, Top Kids cold remedies, Top kids remedies for colds
- Last update: Nov. 18, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
