Cough medicine warning. Experts warn that cough medicines should not be used by smaller kids because they don't work.

Community Editor — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:50:09 -0700

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to ban popular over-the-counter cold products intended for children under the age of 6.

The panel decided that there is no evidence that OTC cough and cold medicines have any effect on younger kids - and that more studies need to be done.

"The data that we have now is they don't seem to work," said Sean Hennessy, one of the FDA experts asked to examine the group of medicines.

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Cough medicine warning. Experts warn that cough medicines should not be used by smaller kids because they don't work.