Throw away children's cold medicine

childrenwhether cold drugs are safe and effective will be the subject of recent FDA discussion, and several pharmaceutical companies have voluntarily recalled somedrugsThe flu season is accompanied by the cold of winter, but parents looking for cold medicine for sickbabiescan't pick the right product sits at theofpharmacies as they have in the pastWhile parents can still buy cough and cold medicines for children over the age of 2 andinpharmacies, these products may soon be goneIt is reported that the U.SFoodDrugAdministration (FDA) will meet in recent days to discuss the safety and effectiveness of cold medicineschildren under 6 years of agechildrenIn the United States, children have been on the market for more than 40 years in the form ofover-the-counter, but recent action by an FDA advisory board and pharmaceutical companies raises the question: Is cough and cold medicine spent in children potentially dangerous (due to possible misuse), or is there no therapeutic effect at all?FDA spokeswoman Rita Chappelle declined to give the exact date of the meeting, saying only that the meeting would take place in the coming weeksVoluntary recalls, not related to the FDA
several pharmaceutical companies have voluntarily recalledinfantstreated with colds, coughs and congestive drugs on the grounds that they are at risk of overdoseTo date, the recall is limited to drugs used by children under 2 years of ageIf the FDA takes actions such as restricting the sale of cough drugs for children, pharmaceutical companies will face a cold snapIn fact, they are currently embroiled in litigationAnd if the FDA makes provisions against these therapeutic drugs, such lawsuits are likely to follow, not to mention the substantial revenue losses that could resultThe ConsumerHealth CareProducts Association, an organization representing major manufacturers and distributors of over-the-counter , estimates that annual sales of cough and cold drugs in the United States total $311 million Market research firm AC Nielsen reported a 20 percent increase in sales of cold and cough medicines for children under 6 years of age between 2006 and 2007 The FDA launched the debate in August 2007, when the Public Health notice said a government advisory panel, the Over-the-Counter Advisory Board (NDAC), would meet in October to review the impact of cough and cold drugs on children On October 17th the NDAC concluded after a meeting that parents should not give these drugs to children under the age of 6 Previously, Johnson and Johnson, Wyeth and Novartis voluntarily recalled 14 oral infants with colds, coughs and congestive medications None of the companies mentioned the FDA in their recall statements "We are aware that a small number of misuses have led to individual overdoses, mainly among children under the age of 2," Johnson and Johnson, which participated in the recall, said in a statement on its website As a result, we voluntarily recall these concentrated cold and cough medications from the market FDA spokeswoman Rita Chappelle said the voluntary recall was not required by the FDA and was entirely a decision by the pharmaceutical companies themselves In a statement after the meeting, the ndAC, which is concerned with side effects, notonly has potential risks (because of possible misuse) of cough and cold medications in children, but is also not therapeutic Sean Hennessey of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, one of the committee's members, said there was no evidence that the drugs were therapeutic So what prompted these pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily take the recall and have the FDA advisory panel meet to discuss it? One of the most important ingredients in cough and cold medications for infants and children under 6 years of age is dextromethorphan When this cough inhibitor is incorrectly measured, it can have significant side effects, especially in children Paediatrician Giuseppe Dellusso, who has practiced medicine in the East Rockaway area of New York for 16 years, never recommends using these colds and cough medications for children These drugs can cause heart rate to speed up, cause excessive stimulation, all side effects are well-known, and parents do overdo these drugs for their children, he said Overuse of cough drugs is often fatal: between 1969 and 2006, the FDA received 54 death reports related to congestive medications, and 69 deaths related to antihistamines One of the deaths occurred in October 2001, when Dimitria Alvarez, Illinois, found her son dead in a crib and sued Walgreens and Johnson According to the description of the lawsuit, we learned that because her son had a cold, Alvarez gave him two medications containing right mesafen Alvarez claims that the two companies knew of the dangers of right-hand meschafen, but never informed consumers If the FDA adopts the NDAC's recommendations, pharmaceutical companies may face more lawsuits But now pharmaceutical companies are more concerned about the impact of the FDA's actions on their economic interests, which could cost their operations in the U.S market Doubts remain, and it is suggested that the box of drugs be thrown away
many parents expressed their anger and confusion online after the pharmaceutical company launched a voluntary recall in October To add to the confusion, some pharmacies continue to sell some of the drugs that have been recalled in November While the recall is voluntary, it's a matter for pharmaceutical companies to remove drugs from store shelves In this case, drug withdrawals have become difficult, in part because some pharmaceutical companies have third-party distributors In San Francisco, food and drug retailer Safeway also displayed a box of recalled drug Triaminic Thin Strip at a store at 2020 Market Street at the end of November for consumers to buy On the other hand, a survey by Senator John Sabini of New York, which represents Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and The Coron neighborhoods of New York City, found that 14 of the 26 pharmacies in the three blocks were still selling recalled drugs Since then, however, all pharmacies have removed recalled products from their shelves For their part, parents don't know what alternative treatments are or how to handle the drugs they've bought home Paediatrician Giuseppe Dellusso said that after the recall was announced in October, the mother of a sick baby took a box of recalled drugs and asked him what to do Dellusso suggests that the other side throw the box away! marketing campaign is actually misleading! Some advertisements for children's medications claim that "this is recommended by pediatricians", but in fact, most pediatricians recommend not to use them Joshua Sharfstein, the Health Commissioner in Baltimore, criticized the pharmaceutical industry and its advertising campaigns Because these drugs have been on the market for many years, and many parents have been using them, it is difficult to change the way children are treated for colds Sharfstein et al published an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine in December 2007 calling on the FDA to ban the use of drugs for these children As far as our practice is concerned, we always advise people not to use colds and cough medicines as much as possible You don't have much to deal with for a cold, and usually it will go away on its own However, current overdose practices are a cause for concern, and in most cases these drugs may be safe, but they also cause some deaths and unacceptable side effects Paediatrician Giuseppe Dellusso told reporters