Many Infant cold medications are being pulled off of the market today. I wanted to give you the heads up on this since cold and allergy season is pretty much among us. I read this on AOL…..

WASHINGTON (AP) – Drug makers on Thursday voluntarily pulled
children’s cold medicines off the market less than two weeks after
the government warned of potential health risks to infants.

Over-the-counter medications aimed at children under the age of
two are being removed from store shelves because of rare instances
of parents overdosing young children, a trade group that represents
the drugs’ manufacturers said. The group said parents should no
longer administer these medications.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association said last month it
agreed with government officials that use of the drugs should be
restricted, but had previously stopped short of pulling the
products from the market.

Cold medicines being withdrawn include: Johnson & Johnson 
Pediacare Infant Drops and Tylenol Concentrated Infants Drops,
Wyeth ‘s Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops, Novartis’ Triaminic
Infant & Toddler Thin Strips and Prestige Brands Holdings’ Little
Colds Decongestant Plus Cough.

Be careful if you are using any of the above products to help treat your babies cold symptoms. Apparently, there have been many accidental overdoses in children under 2 years old by parents that aren’t using the proper dosage.

Catherine Tom-Revzon, pediatric pharmacist, recommends using natural remedies to help relieve cold and allergy symptoms in little ones. I think after reading this I would take her advice.