ER visits fell after warnings put on kids cough drugs

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ER visits fell after warnings put on kids cough drugs

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer kids went to U.S. emergency departments for reactions related to over-the-counter cough and cold medicine after manufacturers printed new warnings on medicine bottles, says a new government study. But the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say more can be done to prevent kids from accidentally taking cough and cold medicine. "Progress has been made, but there is still a lot of work to do to reduce adverse events from cough and cold medications," Dr. Lee Hampton, the study's lead author, said. After questions about the medicines' effectiveness, reports of emergency department (ED) visits and even deaths among young children, drugmakers voluntarily recalled over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children in October 2007.

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