Children's Medicine Recall

Children's Cold Medicine Recall, Products Pulled from Shelves

Children's Medicine Recall

You may have heard the talk for several weeks now; today it is official. Many top pharmaceutical companies have issued a Children's Medicine Recall. Though the companies are participating in the Children's Medicine Recall voluntarily, parents across the nation are alarmed, especially as we are now entering cold and flu season. Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, and the company Wyeth have all participated in the Children's Medicine Recall, and have begun to have their cough and cold medicines pulled from shelves across the nation.

The crux of the concern is that dosing instructions for infants and children under two are not clear and therefore the risk of child overdose is great. Here is a list of the cough, cold, and decongestant products that have been included in the Children's Cold Medicine Recall.

· Dimetapp® Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops

· Dimetapp® Decongestant Infant Drops

· Little Colds® Decongestant Plus Cough

· Little Colds® Multi-Symptom Cold Formula

· PEDIACARE® Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)

· PEDIACARE® Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)

· PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)

· PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough

· PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)

· Robitussin® Infant Cough DM Drops

· Triaminic® Infant & Toddler Thin Strips® Decongestant

· Triaminic® Infant & Toddler Thin Strips® Decongestant Plus Cough

· TYLENOL® Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold

· TYLENOL® Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough