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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 11 - After investigating the
deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months of age linked
to cough and cold medication use, officials with the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are emphasizing
that these drugs should be used only after talking with a
physician.=0A
Dr. A. Srinivasan and colleagues at the CDC note in the
January 12th issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report that during 2004 and 2005, approximately 1500
children less than 2 years old were treated in US emergency
departments for adverse events associated with cough and
cold medications.=0A
For each of the three dead infants, a medical examiner or
coroner determined that the cough and cold medications were
the underlying causes of death.=0A
Blood levels of the decongestant pseudoephedrine at autopsy
ranged from 4700 to 7100 ng/mL; that compares to plasma
concentrations of 180-500 ng/mL expected after therapeutic
dosing in children ages 2 to 12 years old.=0A
"Because of the risks for toxicity, absence of dosing
recommendations, and limited published evidence of
effectiveness of these medications in children aged < 2
years, parents and other caregivers should not administer
cough and cold medications to children in this age group
without first consulting a health-care provider and should
follow the provider's instructions precisely," the
authors advise.=0A
In an editorial note, the CDC says controlled trials
indicate that cough and cold medications are no more
effective than placebo in children younger than 2 years of
age.=0A
Furthermore, the American College of Chest Physicians in
2006 released clinical practice guidelines for management of
cough, advising clinicians to refrain from recommending
cough suppressants.=0A
Safer and probably more effective treatments for young
patients' symptoms include softening nasal secretions with
saline nose drops or a cool-mist humidifier, then clearing
nasal congestion with a rubber suction bulb.=0A
Mor Mortal Wkly Rep CDC Surveill Summ 2007;56:1-4.=0A
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investigating the deaths of three=20
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<P>Dr. A. Srinivasan and colleagues at the CDC note in
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and 2005,=20
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treated in US emergency=20
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cold medications.</P>
<P>For each of the three dead infants, a medical
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causes of death.</P>
<P>Blood levels of the decongestant pseudoephedrine at
autopsy ranged from 4700=20
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180-500 ng/mL expected=20
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<P>"Because of the risks for toxicity, absence of
dosing recommendations, and=20
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medications in children=20
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instructions precisely,"=20
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young patients' symptoms=20
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a cool-mist=20
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suction bulb.</P>
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