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panther · 27-03-2008, 08:53

Six cold and cough remedies for young children are being removed from shelves amid fears of accidental overdose.
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ordered the permanent removal of the medicines, which are specifically marketed for use on under-twos.
Those affected are:
Asda Children's Chesty Cough Syrup,
Boots Chesty Cough Syrup One Year Plus,
Boots Sore Throat and Cough Linctus One Year Plus,
Buttercup Infant Cough Syrup, CalCough Chesty and Bell's Children's Chesty Cough.
And dozens more remedies will be taken off shelves until they can be repackaged to include advice that they should not be given to children under 24 months.

I never give and never have gave my kids cough medicine, my doctor, who has now passed way

, always said "a cough is there for a purpose"
..."just put plenty of vicks on the chest"
and it always worked..

I think they are a waste of money

27-03-2008, 08:53	#1
panther ☆ V.I.P Member ☆ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Out of my friggin mind!! Posts: 6,174 Blog Entries: 8 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 1029	Cold remedies removed for under-twos Six cold and cough remedies for young children are being removed from shelves amid fears of accidental overdose. The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ordered the permanent removal of the medicines, which are specifically marketed for use on under-twos. Those affected are: Asda Children's Chesty Cough Syrup, Boots Chesty Cough Syrup One Year Plus, Boots Sore Throat and Cough Linctus One Year Plus, Buttercup Infant Cough Syrup, CalCough Chesty and Bell's Children's Chesty Cough. And dozens more remedies will be taken off shelves until they can be repackaged to include advice that they should not be given to children under 24 months. I never give and never have gave my kids cough medicine, my doctor, who has now passed way, always said "a cough is there for a purpose" ..."just put plenty of vicks on the chest" and it always worked.. I think they are a waste of money __________________ "Dont make someone a priority if your only an option!!"