Comments on: No OTC Cough & Cold Meds For Small Kids http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/no-otc-cough-cold-meds-for-small-kids/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: nipsey russell http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/no-otc-cough-cold-meds-for-small-kids/#comment-377614 nipsey russell Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=16348#comment-377614 errr....they are changing the labeling. you two are going to "stock up" on medicine now because you dont want to buy the medicine later with a different label? weird! errr….they are changing the labeling. you two are going to “stock up” on medicine now because you dont want to buy the medicine later with a different label? weird!

]]> By: Julie http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/no-otc-cough-cold-meds-for-small-kids/#comment-377606 Julie Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:43:34 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=16348#comment-377606 I agree with Nathan. We all know that the medicines do not shorten the duration of the cold, but help the child feel better and get the rest they (and us parents) need. They absolutely work! My kids are older than 4 years old now TG, so I can only sympathize with those parents and kids that this ruling will undoubtedly affect in a very negative way. This decision will keep kids out of school more days, keep parents out of work, cause unnecesary suffering for the kids and the parents, and no one will get any sleep. I will also be one in line purchasing as many of these meds as I can to stock up - either that or have to run to Mexico to get them! Getting really tired of the "nanny" mentality of these agencies who make absurd decisions liek this. I agree with Nathan. We all know that the medicines do not shorten the duration of the cold, but help the child feel better and get the rest they (and us parents) need. They absolutely work!

My kids are older than 4 years old now TG, so I can only sympathize with those parents and kids that this ruling will undoubtedly affect in a very negative way. This decision will keep kids out of school more days, keep parents out of work, cause unnecesary suffering for the kids and the parents, and no one will get any sleep.

I will also be one in line purchasing as many of these meds as I can to stock up - either that or have to run to Mexico to get them!

Getting really tired of the “nanny” mentality of these agencies who make absurd decisions liek this.

]]> By: Chris http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/no-otc-cough-cold-meds-for-small-kids/#comment-377554 Chris Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:43:01 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=16348#comment-377554 On the rare times we needed them, we never found them to be effective, anyway. Simple things like using a humidifier seem to do the trick just as well. A shoutout for breastfeeding: the best prevention and it shortens duration of illness, too! On the rare times we needed them, we never found them to be effective, anyway. Simple things like using a humidifier seem to do the trick just as well.

A shoutout for breastfeeding: the best prevention and it shortens duration of illness, too!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/10/no-otc-cough-cold-meds-for-small-kids/#comment-377525 Nathan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:40:07 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=16348#comment-377525 This is so absurd... I'm going out to the store and stocking up on cold medicines for my toddlers. A few stupid parents who can't read labels end up making life harder on all of us. So far I have not seen any evidence that these drugs cause negative effects when used according to the label. Moreover, there are not studies that show that these drugs are INEFFECTIVE in toddlers. Rather, there are no studies showing them to be effective OR ineffective. But, as almost any parent who has used them can testify, they DO work. This is so absurd… I’m going out to the store and stocking up on cold medicines for my toddlers. A few stupid parents who can’t read labels end up making life harder on all of us.

So far I have not seen any evidence that these drugs cause negative effects when used according to the label. Moreover, there are not studies that show that these drugs are INEFFECTIVE in toddlers. Rather, there are no studies showing them to be effective OR ineffective. But, as almost any parent who has used them can testify, they DO work.

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