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Published on Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids younger than 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care.
"The best thing a parent can do is comfort ... children," said Dr. Laura Herrera, a Baltimore family practitioner and mother of two. "Keeping them as comfortable as possible is certainly better than giving cough and cold medicines."
In a concession to pediatricians, who doubt that the drugs do much good for children and worry about risks, the companies that make Dimetapp, Pediacare and other popular over-the-counter remedies announced they had changed their advice to parents for the second cold season in a row.
Besides recommending against cold medicines from drugstore and grocery shelves, the companies say not to give antihistamines to kids to help them sleep. The new instructions are on packages that started hitting stores this week
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