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Kid has a stuffy nose? Suck it up. Well, not literally. But don't give them over the counter cold medicine. That's the word from the FDA, who are now saying that you shouldn’t give cold meds to any child under 4 years old.
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The FDA is telling parents now to never give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to children under the age of two unless told to do so by an actual doctor. I am guessing that this advice is for parents like me who routinely ignore the label on such medication and give it anyway but an (estimated) adjusted dosage. But if you have been doing this, STOP, because it's way too easy to overdose. Plus, younger kids react differently than older ones do to medication.
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has a stuffy nose? Suck it up. Well, not literally. But don't give them
over the counter cold medicine. That's the word from the FDA, who are
now saying that you shouldn’t give cold meds to any child under 4 years
old.